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Fire Occurrence, Wisconsin 1982-2008

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Fire Occurrence, Wisconsin 1982-2008
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Publication Date
2008-12-31
Edition
2008
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Other Citation Details
1982-2008
Abstract
The approximate location of each fire recorded in DNR fire reports during the years 1982 through 2008.
Purpose
The Bureau of Forest Protection has been working to compile historical fire report data into a single relational database. This shapefile is created using data downloaded from the database. Points geographically represent the fire report data using the best available information (DTRS, DTRSQQ, or lat/lon).
Supplemental Information
As of 3-21-07, additional data tables are in development. These tables will provide additional fire information and will be able to be joined to this shapefile based on the unique DNR_FIRENO field. The .dbf files "foc_badrecs_pre2004", "foc_badrecs_2004", "foc_badrecs_2005", and "foc_badrecs_2006" contain records that were included in the raw fire report data, but were culled out and not included in the final shapefile, "focxw9xx.shp". For 2007, all "bad recs" were able to be repaired and incorporated into the final shapefile. For 2008, bad records were returned to dispatchers for repairs not only in the shapefile, but also in the fire reporting system. Records were culled out because they either, (1) Had a date that was out of range (before 1982 or after 2006), (2) Had a legal description that couldn't be matched to PLSS code at the section level. Or (3) Had a lat/long coordinate that couldn't be matched to a real location or was an obvious error. There are 918 records in these four databases. Further inspection (by cross checking the fire numbers against original fire reports) may show that some of these records can be fixed and added to the shapefile, while others can be permanently deleted.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2008-12-31T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.956978
East
-86.892493
North
47.005343
South
42.475434
ISO Topic Category
environment
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Forest fires
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
The fire occurrence dataset indicates the approximate location of each fire recorded in DNR fire reports during the years 1982 through 2008 by either: (1) the center of the "forty" (quarter-quarter section) in which the fire occurred, (2) the center of the section in which the fire occurred, or (3) the latitude and longitude coordinate location where a fire occurred. Some errors may exist in the dataset. Fire occurrence data includes all fires within DNR protection areas, or where DNR resources responded to a wildland fire - visit http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/fire/burning-rp.htm for more information on protection areas in Wisconsin. Neither the Department of Natural Resources nor any of its employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. Furthermore, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. The Department provides this information on an "as is" basis. The Department has made reasonable efforts to provide you with accurate information, but cannot exclude the possibility of errors or omissions in sources or of changes in actual conditions. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the data. If you have obtained information from the Department from a source other than the Department, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out-of-date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of all data, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use.
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Neither the Department of Natural Resources nor any of its employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. Furthermore, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. The Department provides this information on an "as is" basis. The Department has made reasonable efforts to provide you with accurate information, but cannot exclude the possibility of errors or omissions in sources or of changes in actual conditions. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the data. If you have obtained information from the Department from a source other than the Department, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out-of-date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of all data, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use." Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Status
underDevelopment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
annually
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Forestry Services Bureau
Point of Contact
Contact
Janel Pike
Position Name
IS Business Automation Specialist
Email
janel.pike@dnr.state.wi.us
Phone
608-266-2050
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delivery Point
101 S. Webster St.
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53707
Country
US
Email
DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 264-8914

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version
6.13(9.2.0)

Data Quality Information

Absolute External Positional Accuracy
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Changed file name from fire_occurrence to WI_FireOccurrence_2008
Process Date
2015-11-13T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
UW-Madison
Distributor
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_FireOccurrence_2008.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
point
Vector Object Count
42520

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
AEF25AED-0699-4B4D-9232-4BF9F86167A3
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-07-02
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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