The REMSAT system provided telephone and fax support functions for the Incident Management Team. When the GPS satellite land topology was overlaid on the one metre imagery, I was able to zoom in and edit the line geometries by hand so that they were exact." We were able to zoom in to a level such that hand-cut control breaks less than one metre in width and the large boxes that deployed fire hose was packaged in were recognisable. What was absolutely amazing, however, was when the one metre imagery arrived from the IKONOS people. The next day we walked and flew the perimeters and control lines and generated some GPS data sets, which gave us a more accurate picture of what was out there. We then took the Incident Management Team's hand drawn maps and digitized a preliminary perimeter for each fire. "Once the satellite link was established," Newton continues, "we were able to download archived satellite imagery and GIS data sets almost immediately to begin our mapping. IKONOS was able to task their satellite the following morning, Saturday, and by Sunday night we had the final processed product on our laptop in the field." When the initial resource request came in for the REMSAT unit, we put in a request for the most recent satellite imagery of the area available on a Friday morning. "The Incident Management Team and other operations personnel were amazed at our ability to deliver such high quality one metre resolution imagery to the middle of nowhere. "They were like children in a candy store when the IKONOS imagery arrived via the downlink to the field," comments Newton. “Firefighters were quick to appreciate the value of REMSAT,” he explains. Because of the extreme topography in the area, we had some initial concerns about being able to see the satellite but they proved unfounded once on site." Newton adds. "Some of the REMSAT systems equipment was damaged on the drive in but in a manner that would shock most engineers, we were able to rebuild it with a roll of duct tape. And on a daily basis, the crews were working on slopes in excess of 100%." There were magnificent glaciers cascading out from between surrounding mountain ranges. “As if that wasn’t enough,” he continues, "the valley where the fires were situated is also used for the relocation of grizzly bears who are causing problems with humans. "The fires were both located in extremely rugged and steep terrain, and most of the area within and around the fire perimeters was only accessible by helicopter,” explains Newton.
Landsat image with Sullivan fire boundary The Game Creek fire covered about 412 hectares and the suspected cause is from industrial activities." The Sullivan Creek fire was approximately 725 hectares, caused by lightning. "FM Radio for the area also had severe limitations and had to be supplemented with local temporary repeaters set up exclusively for this project. "We had no access to any type of non-satellite based telephone service," explains Steve Newton, Manager of the Lillooet Fire Zone for Canada’s Kamloops Fire Centre. The REMSAT system is housed in a container, carried by a truck or large helicopter to within sniffing distance of a fire, deploying a 1.2 m satellite dish aerial, which has a 2 Mb receiving data rate (96 Kb transmitting rate) communicating through the ANIKE-1 geostationary satellite. Internal applications, then our B2B based Bizapedia Pro API™ might be the answer for you.160 kilometres up a muddy, one-track logging road in British Columbia, REMSAT was deployed to aid 180 fire-fighters battling two ‘project fires’ - those that require a full incident management team, with logistical and administrative support, camp facilities for crews and much more. If you are looking for something more than a web based search utility and need to automate company and officer searches from within your WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE ADVANCED SEARCH FORM? Utilize our advanced search form to filter the search results by Company Name, City, State, Postal Code, Filing Jurisdiction, Entity Type, Registered Agent,įile Number, Filing Status, and Business Category. While logged in and authenticated, you will not be asked to solve any complicated Recaptcha V2 challenges.
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