Release Notes

Press Release – USFS FAM and NIFC Launches Next Generation Enterprise Geospatial Portal: WildFireSA (Beta)

This next-generation application is packed with enhanced tools for wildfire situational awareness and response, and introduces new features designed to improve user experience and access to real-time data.

• WildFireSA (Beta) – https://portal.wildfire.gov/maps – EGP WildFireSA (Beta) is the publicly available version streamlined for the not logged in, at-a-glance, quick view.

• 🔥WildFireSA Advanced (Beta) – https://portal.wildfire.gov/sa – EGP WildFireSA Advanced (Beta) is designed for the longer session to understand initial attack emerging details, overall region metrics, and provide the broader common operating picture with near-real-time data.

🔥= Features in WildFireSA Advanced (Beta) Only

• Incident Detail & Briefing Metrics Integration – Integrated Briefing Metrics & Incident Panel (right panel) to bring together the previous separate briefing concept into a single view. National and GACC Metrics updated every 5 minutes are added to the top of the right panel. Additionally, Search, Filter, List and see Incident Details in the Incident Panel. For a selected incident, there is now a One click “share” a direct link of the incident, lat/long, zoom, GACC, and even if in 2D or 3D mode. 🔥In WildFireSA Advanced (Beta), additional incident details are included on incident resources, operational notes, and ICS conditions detail

• 🔥Airborne Data available by Incident – In the same panel, for a selected incident, Airborne Intel is now grouped with active incidents for better organization and accessibility. Users can now directly see if an incident has airborne data within the incident card in the incident panel. (to see all missions in 1 list coming next sprint)

• New UI changed to Grouped Layers and Add Data Experience – Common layers are now grouped for ease of use. A new “Add Data” interface (left panel) allows for quick adds of the EGP Curated data catalog, unique URLS, files or from other AGOL accounts can be easily added or removed (Save Session coming soon next).

• Updated EGP Data Catalog – The WildFireSA Advanced (Beta) “Add Data” widget is driven by the new EGP Data Hub Catalog. Linked from the portal, and requires a NIFC AGOL account to access, the EGP Curated data catalog of well over 100+ items includes improved metadata common with well-managed AGOL items.

• Updated GIS Tool widgets included – New “black” tool buttons offer Simplified basic grouped layers with advanced “add Data” widget, dynamically updated legend, 3D mobile-friendly widget to replace legacy Fire Globe 3D application, an alpha Print widget, standard Measure tools, and a capability to drop and share Pins

• Cartographically Designed Map Experience – To support the best view for Situational Awareness, stay informed, respond effectively to changing conditions, the modernized designed a new web map and grouped layers approach with 100s of feedback across over 60 web features services from dozens of wildland fire stakeholders (GISS, SITL, SIngle Resources, Dispatchers, more). This includes updates to symbology, labels, time refresh, grouping, transparency, pop-ups, and zoom levels ensure that users have the most accurate and easily interpretable data. Zoom changes the visible features to relevant data to provide that quick SA.

• 🔥WildFireSA Advanced (Beta) Web Map brings Near Real-Time into Focus – This web map goes further to emphasize initial attack, emerging incidents, or when fires go on a run. The overall context is centered on near real-time data such as DART Resource Tracking, NIFS Operational Features, FireGuard Heat Detection, IAA Aircraft Intel, Weather Station Red Flag indicators and Active Incidents with rich pop-up content.

• Web Maps are hosted and directly available via NIFC AGOL – All EGP Web Maps are now hosted on NIFC AGOL (access via Apps or directly with a NIFC AGOL account). The changes also allow for consuming a light WildFireSA (Beta) WebMap version in Field Maps (Training to come).

• User Feedback Form link – As this exciting update is rolled out, feedback from the fire user community is valuable to guide change and enhancement prioritization in data, features, and design (UI and Cartographic). The help page includes a feedback form to assist EGP with guidance on fine-tuning the features to best meet your needs.

Fixes and Enhancements coming – Overall 30 items for UI fixes are queued from feedback testing for UI improvements and minor fixes for:

• UI improvements Layer List, Briefing Metrics Display, and Incident Search Filtering
• Performance and Display limitations to the print tool and 3D Layers.
• 🔥Add Data panel add/remove fixes
• 🔥New AI Heat Detection service integration with PNNL RADR
• 🔥Airborne Intel Product features beta testing UI improvements
• New EGP FLIGHT application

An additional 100 improvements and updated prioritized features have been captured in a roadmap with feedback from stakeholders and coming during this period. Highlights:

• Further Data Catalog and WildFireSA (Beta) Service Rationalization
• WildFireSA (Beta) Mobile-Friendly improvements
• EGP and NIFC Camera Viewshed Coverage improvements
• Training on use of WildFireSA (Beta) Web Maps in Field Maps and on the EGP Data Catalog
• Updated Resource Tracking Dashboard and Dynamic Metrics
• 🔥Personal View Save (Add/Remove Layers, GACC Region, re-open session)
• 🔥Automated Flight Following integration
• 🔥NIFC AGOL Login integration
• 🔥Further Airborne request IAA/NIROPS integration
• 🔥Improved Export Incident-centric Views.
• 🔥Airborne Missions without Incident View
• 🔥Lightning Explorer Tools Widget