Common, but non-editable, data layers in Intterra vary from customer to
customer. That being said, a fair sampling of typical national data
is listed here (along with a brief description).
Also see Basemaps available in Intterra
| Layer Name | Description | Source | Update Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Incidents (IRWIN) | Displays the current locations of all active fires. | Integrated Reporting of Wildland-Fire Information (IRWIN) | Every 30 Minutes |
| Briefing Tool | Combines data added in the system via
Operations Incidents and data from Irwin. | Multiple | When edited |
| Digital Vertical Obstructions | Displays vertical obstructions that are pertinent to aviation
operations. | Fire Aviation Management EGP | Bi-Annually (or pending updates) |
| EJScreen Demographics | Demographic information to identify vulnerable population based on
minority, low-income, age, education, and linguistic isolation.
Demographic Index - Is an average of % minority and %
low-income. | EPA | Annually |
| FAA Aeronautical Charts | Displays aeronautical charts that assist with aviation operations,
includes Charts, Boundaries, and Footprints. | ChartsBundle | Bi-Annually (or pending updates) |
| GACC Boundaries/Regions | Displays the boundaries of the 7 GACC regions | Fire Aviation Management EGP | Annually (or pending updates) |
| Historical Fire Data | Displays fire perimeters of previous year's fires | USGS | Annually (or pending updates) |
| IgPoint/Haweye | Space borne sensor that displays thermal and cloud cover data. | USFS RSAC | Every 30 minutes |
| Lightning | Displays lightning strikes and densities. BLM Lightning services
displayed by elapsed time and positive/negative polarity. | Fire Aviation Management EGP/BLM | Every 2 minutes |
| Military Training Routes | Displays the navigational routes of military training flight
operations. | Fire & Aviation Management EGP | Annually (or pending updates) |
| MODIS/VIIRS Detection | Spaceborne sensors used to scan the Earth’s surface for
fires. Three satellites pass over a location each day and
night. | USFS RSAC | Every 30 Minutes |
| Hawkeye Thermal IR Detects | Compiles information from multiple sources and assesses the
consolidated input for indications of a wildland fire and provides
near real-time wildland fire alerts to federal, state, and local
wildland fire agencies via the US Forest Service (USFS) | Fire Aviation Management EGP | Every 5 Minutes above threshold |
| Interagency Fuels Treatements | Integrated Interagency Fuels Treatements from USFS and DOI. | Fire Aviation Management EGP | Annually (or pending updates) |
| National Fire Guard Detections | Wildfire detection and monitoring for areas of heat (not fire
perimeters). Relies on a program called Firefly to provide FireGuard
analysts with a set of wildfire monitoring capabilities from
multiple data sources. | Fire & Aviation Management EGP, DOD and States | Varies, as often as 15 minutes |
| National Fire History | Perimeters of prior fires. | Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) | Annually (or pending updates) |
| National Incident Feature Service (NIFS) | Shared near-real time incident mapping. The 'Approved' version is
the same as displayed in the EGP and includes only features that
have been approved and set of cooperator or public sharing. | Fire Aviation Management EGP | When edits occur |
| NowCoast NEXRAD Radar | Next generation RADAR (wsr-88d) displays precipitation and wind. | nowCOAST™ map service, NOAA | The radar scan times 4.5, 5, 6 or 10 minutes. |
| NIROPS Scanner Requests | Polygons showing areas for which infrared imagery has been
requested from National Infrared Operations. | National Predictive Services Group (NPSG) | Every 60 minutes |
| NowCoast Precip Forecast | Amount of precipitation forecast to occur at a location within a
specified 6-hour time period. | nowCOAST™ map service, NOAA | From minutes to once per day |
| NowCoast Rainfall Estimates | Radar-only based quantitative precipitation analyses for 1, 3, 6,
12, 24, 48, 72-hour time periods | nowCOAST™ map service, NOAA | From minutes to once per day |
| NowCoast SurfaceObs | Latest surface weather and marine weather observations at
observing sites | nowCOAST™ map service, NOAA | Update frequency varies |
| PLSS Reference Grid | Public Land Survey System (PLSS). | BLM/USFS | Annually (or pending updates) |
| Public Fire Perimeters | Daily Fire Perimeters approved for public viewing from the
National Incident Feature Service. | Fire & Aviation Management EGP | When edits occur |
| RAWS (WIMS) | Remote Automated Weather Station data - current and forecasted. | United States Forest Service, Wildland Fire Assessment System
(WFAS) | Every 10 minutes |
| Residential Areas | Called 'Where People Live' in source data, it represents housing
density per 30 sq meters recoded into 7 classes. This dataset is
derived from the LandScan 2009 night population count data and is
based on the number of housing units per acre. The WPL dataset is
intended for regional and state planning purposes. Not all areas of
homes are represented. Vacation homes account for the most missing
data. Use better state and local data if available. | West Wide Risk Assessment (WWRA) | n/a |
| Retardant Avoidance Areas | Aerial fire retardant avoidance areas for the potential of impacts
to threatened, endangered or Forest Service sensitive species. | USDA Geodata | Annually (or pending updates) |
| Retardant Avoidance Hydro | Aerial fire retardant avoidance areas for hydrographic features. | USDA Geodata | Annually (or pending updates) |
| Sage Grouse | Displays greater sage grouse current occupied range and habitat
management areas. | Fire Aviation Management EGP, BLM NIFC | Annually (or pending updates) |
| Special Use Air Space | Displays the air space reserved for special operations. | Fire Aviation Management EGP | Annually (or pending updates) |
| Temporary Flight Restrictions | Areas where flight operations are restricted. | Fire Aviation Management EGP | Every 15 minutes |
| Traffic | Traffic conditions you can expect for the present time | ArcGIS Online | Every 5 minutes |
| USNG Reference Grid | US standard nationally consistent grid reference system | NGA HSIP | Annually (or pending updates) |
| Water Vapor (NowCoast) | GOES map layer displays water vapor imagery from the NOAA | nowCOAST™ map service, NOAA | Every 30 minutes |
| Wind Velocity (NowCoast) | Past 4 hours of surface meteorological analyses of wind velocity | nowCOAST™ map service, NOAA | Every 6 hours |
| Wx Watches Warnings | Watches, warnings and advisories for the U.S. | National Weather Service (NOAA) | When issued |