Assessing the capabilities of geospatial data to map built structures and evaluate their bushfire threat

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1010-1020

  Lowell, Kim ^a,b   Shamir, Ron ^c   Siqueira, Andreia ^d   White, John ^d   O'Connor, Alice ^e   Butcher, Gary ^e   Garvey, Mark ^c   Niven, Michael ^d  

^a Global Spatial Network Board   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Research and Community Preparedness Department   (Australia)

^d Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment   (Australia)

^e Geomatic Technologies   (Australia)

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EID: 72149094037     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF08077     Document Type: Article

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