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Ranger Case Incident Reporting ToolsDenali National Park and Preserve
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
The objective of adding GPS and GIS to the way that we report incidents is to improve communication and operational effectiveness by gathering accurate information, and then managing it in a way that makes it accessible and understandable
Simple, easy to understand digital file and photo management
Assume court case is possible
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Project Goal
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ArcMap
Patrol Routes(lines)
Patrol Reports (text)
Outputs Maps, Stats
Photos and Sketch Maps
(hyperlink)
Observations (points)
Data Model
Linked DataCase Incident Reports
GPS
ArcMap Document
Photographs
Status of Program at Denali Since 2003 backcountry ground patrol data has
been collected in this manner with recent expansion to capture aerial patrols
LE staff and trained and using it routinely Field operation have access to increasingly
more accurate data (airstrips, OHV trails) Photo management is next big challenge Waiting on forthcoming national efforts in CIR
reporting, hence keeping things simple
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Case Incident Reporting (CIR) Process
Develop standard operating procedures Equipment Setup Field Collection Procedures Photo File Management and Downloading Track and Waypoint
Downloading Import into ArcMap Report preparation
Practice and more practice
Data online at AKRO GIS Web Pagehttp://165.83.62.205/rgr/akgis/index.cfm?action=dsp&topic=gps&item=recreational
Equipment Setup Garmin Map76CSx setup
Equipment and supplies checklist Setup parameters
WAAS enabled Page sequences Local Time Datum:WGS84 Position Format: ddº mm.mmm’ Heading: magnetic, degrees Calibration
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Equipment Setup (cont’d) Digital Camera
Set local time offset with GPS or UTC time clocks Clear all photos Set to highest resolution
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Field Collection Procedures GPS
Active Track collection Waypoint collection
Digital Camera Synchronize camera and GPS
before each patrol Never change date/time
during patrol Keep a photo log
Coordinate System?Datum?
Communication Procedures
3 Ways To ExpressLatitude / Longitudeon a Garmin
Error in Latitude Example
35° 24´ 45˝ N
35° 24.450’ N
1/3 of a mile
File Management Procedures Standardized directory structure
A self-extracting zip file to build the structure for each incident
Ranger_CIR_FolderMaker.exe
Photo Management Procedures Standardized Photo directory structure
Photo Management Procedures File Renaming
GPS Data DNR Garmin
Set Projection to standard Alaska PCS (Albers Equal Area NAD83)
Use standard naming for shapefiles Example: CIR_09_0123_4-
15_TRK GPS Photo Link for Geotagged
Photos Aerial Patrol routes, flight
tracks, area delineation GeoTagged Photos KML/KMZ Shapefiles
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Watermarked Photos
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Import Data into Arcmap Map Templates and Layouts preset Emphasis on basic display of information Standard naming conventions
Ex: CIR_09_0123_9_12_Map1
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Case Incident/Patrol Report Export ArcMap Layout as JPEG and insert into
narrative Basis for court documentation Rollup of multiple patrols “All_CIRS_2010.mxd”
Web-based Report Tracking
Web-based Report Tracking
Software / Tool Summary
Software DNRGarmin GPS-Photo Link Bulk Renamer Folder Maker
Zip self-extracting file ArcGIS
Tools Garmin Handheld
Recreational GPS units Digital cameras Compass Pen/Paper Radio
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Annual Training and Protocol Document
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Summary This is simply our present attempt to solve
what has been a huge limitation on our effectiveness to protect park resources…our inability to:
Document where we are looking What we are seeing Where we found it And then communicating that to others.
There are other ways and we’d be interested in hearing what others are doing
Denali National Park and Preserveand
Alaska Regional OfficeJoel Cusick (ARO) –GIS Specialist – 907.644.3549
Jon Paynter (DENA) –GIS Specialist – 907.683.9571Joe Van Horn (DENA)–Wilderness Coordinator–
907.683.9539