Prior to a prescribed burn, the Fire Effects Monitor establishes monitoring plots inside and outside of the prescribed burn area. In the lab, random plots are placed on a map in pre-selected areas using GIS. The monitor takes the map to the field and navigates with GPS equipment to each of the random plot locations. Fire effects monitoring data, GPS location and digital photos are all part of the data set collected at each site.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this section you will be able to:
· Understand projections and coordinate systems.
· Manage data sources and file structuring.
· Convert degrees in minutes and seconds to decimals.
· Understand pitfalls and successes of navigation.
· Download and upload data to and from a Garmin GPS unit.
· Set your working directory.
· Use XTools ArcView extension to calculate area and perimeter.
· Navigate to waypoints in the field.
· Enter information into an Access database.
· SQL connect to an external database and display data queries.
· Set up and hotlink photos.
Click here (70 MB) to download the data for this exercise and "unzip" at "c:\". Be sure to preserve the directory structure!
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