Fire management tool with versatile user interface
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for providing a user interface for fire management. One method includes an operation for estimating, by a fire management system, a fire state in a region and a forecast of an evolution of a fire at multiple times. The fire management program provides a user interface presenting fire information based on the estimated fire state and the forecast. The user interface includes a map of the region, a graphical representation of the fire information, and a time bar for selecting a time for the fire information. Additionally, the method includes an operation for receiving, via the user interface, a selection of the time for the fire information. The selected time is one of a past time, a present time, or a future time. The fire management program presents in the user interface the fire information for the selected time.
1. A method implemented by one or more processors, the method comprising:
estimating, by a fire management system, a forecast of a state of a fire at a plurality of times in the future, the forecast being based on satellite images of a fire burning in a region, vegetation information for the region, and terrain data for the region;
providing, by the fire management system, a user interface for presenting the state of the fire, the user interface including:
a map of the region,
a time bar for selecting a time for presenting the state of the fire, the time bar including a time scale and a selector for identifying the selection of the time, and
a graphical representation of the state of the fire for the selected time, the graphical representation comprising a fire perimeter, a burnt scar where the fire has finished burning, and an active-fire area where the fire is burning, wherein the user interface shows fire-monitoring information for the past time when the selected time is the past time, the user interface shows the state of the fire at the present time when the selected time is the present time, and the user interface shows fire forecast information for the future time when the selected time is a future time;
receiving, via the user interface, the selection of the time for presenting the state of the fire information; and
causing presentation in the user interface of the graphical representation of the state of the fire for the selected time.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the map includes a probability of fire in areas of the region based on ignition probability in the areas.
3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the map includes an ember area where ember travels from the fire burning in the region.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the map includes an option for showing a direction of prevailing winds in the region, wherein the map includes a boundary line showing where wind direction changes in the region.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the map includes fire-fuel type throughout the region.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the map includes an estimated fire-damage risk by city block based on the state of the fire in a region and the forecast of the state of the fire, wherein the user interface includes a window with demographic information of population at risk in the region.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the map includes instability areas, where fire exhibits volatile behavior, based on an interaction of the fire with weather and an environment.
8. A system comprising:
a memory comprising instructions; and
one or more computer processors, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising:
estimating, by a fire management system, a forecast of a state of a fire at a plurality of times in the future, the forecast being based on satellite images of a fire burning in a region, vegetation information for the region, and terrain data for the region;
providing, by the fire management system, a user interface for presenting the state of the fire, the user interface including:
a map of the region,
a time bar for selecting a time for presenting the state of the fire, the time bar including a time scale and a selector for identifying the selection of the time, and
a graphical representation of the state of the fire for the selected time, the graphical representation comprising a fire perimeter, a burnt scar where the fire has finished burning, and an active-fire area where the fire is burning, wherein the user interface shows fire-monitoring information for the past time when the selected time is the past time, the user interface shows the state of the fire at the present time when the selected time is the present time, and the user interface shows fire forecast information for the future time when the selected time is a future time;
receiving, via the user interface, the selection of the time for presenting the state of the fire information; and
causing presentation in the user interface of the graphical representation of the state of the fire for the selected time.
9. The system as recited in claim 8 , wherein the map includes a probability of fire in areas of the region based on ignition probability in the areas, wherein the map includes an ember area where ember is likely to travel from the fire burning in the region.
10. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
estimating, by a fire management system, a forecast of a state of a fire at a plurality of times in the future, the forecast being based on satellite images of a fire burning in a region, vegetation information for the region, and terrain data for the region;
providing, by the fire management system, a user interface for presenting the state of the fire, the user interface including:
a map of the region,
a time bar for selecting a time for presenting the state of the fire, the time bar including a time scale and a selector for identifying the selection of the time, and
a graphical representation of the state of the fire for the selected time, the graphical representation comprising a fire perimeter, a burnt scar where the fire has finished burning, and an active-fire area where the fire is burning, wherein the user interface shows fire-monitoring information for the past time when the selected time is the past time, the user interface shows the state of the fire at the present time when the selected time is the present time, and the user interface shows fire forecast information for the future time when the selected time is a future time;
receiving, via the user interface, the selection of the time for presenting the state of the fire information; and
causing presentation in the user interface of the graphical representation of the state of the fire for the selected time.
11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium as recited in claim 10 , wherein the map includes a probability of fire in areas of the region based on ignition probability in the areas, wherein the map includes an ember area where ember is likely to travel from the fire burning in the region.
12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium as recited in claim 10 , wherein the map includes an option for showing a direction of prevailing winds in the region, wherein the map includes a boundary line showing where wind direction changes in the region.
13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium as recited in claim 10 , wherein the map includes fire-fuel type throughout the region.
14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium as recited in claim 10 , wherein the map includes an estimated fire-damage risk by city block based on the state of the fire in a region and the forecast of the state of the fire, wherein the user interface includes a window with demographic information of population at risk in the region.