Information systems in support of wildland fire management decision making in Canada

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 185-198

  Lee, B S ^a   Alexander, M E ^a   Hawkes, B C ^b   Lynham, T J ^c   Stocks, B J ^c   Englefield, P ^a  

^a NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geographic information; Information systems; Satellite technology; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

FIRES; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING;

WILDLAND FIRE;

AGRICULTURE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; GIS;

CANADA;

EID: 0036900444     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(02)00120-5     Document Type: Article

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