2012 Colorado Waldo Canyon fire: post-fire database

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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: 2012WaldoFire.gdb

Entity_Type_Definition:

Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) file geodatabase containing data collected and derived as part of the 2012 Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire Post-Fire Assessment. This post-fire assessment was conducted as a joint effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the United States Forest Service. A complete description of all the items in this File Geodatabase can be found in \Supplements\DatabaseDescription.pdf.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

National Institute of Standards and Technology, and United States Forest Service

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Below you will find a list and description of the files included in this data publication.


VARIABLE DESCRIPTION FILE (1)

1. \Data\_variable_descriptions.csv: Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files. (A description of these variables are also provided in the individual metadata documents located in the \Data folder.)

Columns include:

Filename = name of data file
Variable = name of variable
Units = units (if applicable)
Precision = precision (if applicable)
Description = description of variable


DATA FILES (1)

1. \Data\2012WaldoCanyon Fire.gdb: Esri file geodatabase (GDB) containing data collected and derived as part of the 2012 Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire Post-Fire Assessment. See the metadata associated with each table or feature class (provided in the \Data folder as both an XML and HTML file) for a complete description of all attributes in the database. This post-fire assessment was conducted as a joint effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the United States Forest Service. A complete description of all the items in included in the file geodatabase can be found in \Supplements\DatabaseDescription.pdf. Below is a brief description of the contents.

Feature Datasets

AssessmentData: Stores all point, line and polygon data related to 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire (Waldo Fire) Post-Fire Assessment. Information in this feature dataset is typically collected in the field but might be supplemented by information from local authorities as well as office data and analysis. See \Supplements\DatabaseDescription.pdf for a complete description of the feature classes, tables and relationship classes within this feature dataset.


Feature Classes
(Metadata specific to each of these feature classes is available under \Data as both an XML and HTML file.)

Building: This polygon feature class is used to store the horizontal extent of large human-made features across the study area to help relate the spatial location of these features to other features across the landscape.

Community: This feature class is used to store the spatial representations of various communities found within areas affected by the 2012 Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire.

FireDirection: This feature class records the direction of the 2012 Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire at known locations.

FirePerimeters: This feature class is used to locate fire behavior in space. These fire perimeters are delineated to identify the area affected by the 2012 Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire.

Landcover: This feature class generally describes the landcover types in and around the Mountain Shadows Community affected by the 2012 Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire.

Parcel: This feature class serves as the primary assessment unit for the Waldo Fire Post-Fire Assessment. These property or parcel boundaries are not intended as a legal representation of the property boundary. El Paso County provided these parcel boundaries.

StreetPoly: This feature class is used to link observations recorded during the technical discussion effort to specific streets. Some technical discussion observations could only be geolocated to the street level, and this feature class allows for the identification of those observations.

Structures: This feature class records the location and characteristics of primary structures assessed during the Waldo Fire Post-Fire Assessment.

WUIDelineation: This feature class portrays the type of wildland-urban interface land cover in the Mountain Shadows Community.


Relationship Classes

CommunityHasParcels: A one-to-many simple relationship between the Community feature class and the parcel feature class. This relationship class is included as a mechanism to ensure that the respective community covers parcels in that community and facilitate spatial and tabular analysis. The primary key is CommunityID and the foreign key is CommunityID.

ParcelHasBuildings: A one-to-many simple relationship between the parcel feature class and the building feature class. This relationship class is included to facilitate quick identification of buildings on respective parcels. The primary key is ParcelID, and the foreign key is ParcelID.

StructureHasBuildings: A one-to-one composite relationship class between the structure feature class and the building feature class. This relationship class is included to facilitate quick identification of buildings associated with structure points and structure points associated with buildings. The primary key is BuildingID, and the foreign key is BuildingID.


Database Tables
(Metadata specific to each of these database tables is available under \Data as both an XML and HTML file.)

BurnTimeParcel: Database table used to record the burn time of parcel features as portrayed in various active-fire ground images and videos recorded during the 2012 Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire.

BurnTimeStrct: Database table used to record the burn time of structures as portrayed in various active-fire ground images and videos recorded during the 2012 Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire.

TechnicalDiscussionAddress: Database table used to store observations from the technical discussions that were able to be geolocated at the address level.

TechnicalDiscussionStreet: Database table used to store observations from the technical discussions that were able to be geolocated at the street level.


Relationship Classes

ParcelHasBurnTimes: A one-to-many composite relationship class between the Parcel feature class and the BurnTimeParcel table. This relationship class is included to facilitate quick identification of documented times of burning features on parcels. The primary key is ParcelID and the foreign key is ParcelID.

StreetPolyHasTechnicalDiscussion: A one-to-many composite relationship class between the StreetPoly feature class and the TechnicalDiscussionStreet table. This relationship class is included to facilitate quick identification of observations (fire behavior and defensive actions) from a particular street area found in the StreetPoly feature class. The primary key is StreetLnk, and the foreign key is Street.

StructureHasBurnTimes: A one-to-many composite relationship class between the Structure feature class and the BurnTimeStrct table. This relationship class is included to facilitate quick identification of documented times of burning structures. The primary key is BuildingID, and the foreign key is BuildingID.

StructureHasTechnicalDiscussionAddress: A one-to-many composite relationship class between the Structure feature class and the TechnicalDiscussionAddress table. This relationship class is included to facilitate quick identification of observations (fire behavior and defensive actions) from a particular structure found in the Structure feature class. The primary key is AddressLnk, and the foreign key is AddLink.



SUPPLEMENTAL FILES (2)

1. \Supplements\DatabaseDescription.pdf: Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing a description of all the database objects (i.e., tables, feature classes, feature datasets, and relationship classes) found in the project GDB (\Data\2012WaldoCanyonFire.gdb).

2. \Supplements\Final_Report_11-1-3-29.pdf: PDF file containing the JFSP Final Report associated with these data.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Maranghides, Alexander; McNamara, Derek J.; Vihnanek, Robert E.; Restaino, Joseph C.; Leland, Carrie. 2015. A case study of a community afffected by the Waldo Fire - event timeline and defensive actions. NIST Technical Note: 1910. Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1910

Maranghides, Alexander. 2016. Evaluating the effectiveness of mitigations activities in the Wildland Urban Interface, final report JFSP project ID: 11-1-3-29. JFSP Final Report, Project ID: 11-1-3-29. https://www.firescience.gov/projects/11-1-3-29/project/11-1-3-29_final_report.pdf (included in data publication download: \Supplements\Final_Report_11-1-3-29.pdf)

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20231208

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Geospatial Measurement Solutions, LLC

Contact_Person: Derek McNamara

Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: 2149 Cascade Ave. Ste. 106A PMB 240

City: Hood River

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97031

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-818-2152

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 866-221-6148

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmgeo@gmsgis.com

Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of original publication date. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998