Raster Tools: Leveraging spatial analysis and AI towards a fire-resilient future, in minutes

Annabelle Moore; John S. Hogland

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Raster Tools: Leveraging spatial analysis and AI towards a fire-resilient future, in minutes

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Authors:

Annabelle Moore, John S. Hogland

Year:

2026

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use Tool

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Abstract

To effectively manage fire, land and fire managers need detailed, current local information - for example, the amount of burnable material present, fuel moisture levels, winds, temperatures, and terrain changes across time and space. Managers also need these data to decide where, when, and how to treat a landscape while balancing costs and benefits, projected wildfire risk, and potential impacts.

Keywords

Raster Tools, fire, land managers, management, fuel treatments, landscape, cost, risk impact

Citation

Moore, Annabelle; Hogland, John. 2026. Raster Tools: Leveraging spatial analysis and AI towards a fire-resilient future, in minutes. Science You Can Use Tool, March 2026. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.