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Ontology for USGS's Historical Wildfires Dataset

Release 2023-10-18

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v 3.0
Authors:
The KnowWhereGraph Project
Contributors:
Shirly Stephen, Mitchell Faulk
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The KnowWhereGraph Project. Ontology for USGS's Historical Wildfires Dataset. Revision: v 3.0.
Ontology Specification Draft

Overview of the raw dataset back to ToC

  • Name of dataset: Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity
  • Source Agency: USGS, EROS and the USDA Forest Service Geospatial Technology and Applications Center (GTAC).
  • Data source location: MTBS Fire Bundles
  • Metadata documentation: Glossary, paper, and this file
  • Format of data returned: ShapeFiles for Fire Occurrence Dataset and Burned Areas Boundaries Dataset
  • Data update interval: yearly

Schema Diagram

Figure. MTBS Fires Schema Diagram.

Cross reference for Ontology for USGS's Historical Wildfires Dataset classes, properties and dataproperties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by Ontology for USGS's Historical Wildfires Dataset.

Classes

featurec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#Feature

has sub-classes
MTBS Fire c
is disjoint with
temporal entity c, observable property c, observation c, observation collection c

Fire Mapping Programc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MappingProgram

Mapping program/protocol the fire was mapped with. Examples: MTBS, RAVG, BAER, NPS.
has members
MTBS fire mapping program ni

MTBS Complex Firec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBS_ComplexFire

Two or more individual incidents located in the same general area which are assigned to a single incident commander or unified command.
has super-classes
MTBS Fire c

MTBS Firec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBS_Fire

This class denotes fire burned area boundaries from the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Program dataset. The Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Program assesses the frequency, extent, and magnitude (size and severity) of all large wildland fires (including wildfires and prescribed fires) in the conterminous United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico for the period of 1984 and beyond. All fires reported as greater than 1,000 acres in the western U.S. and greater than 500 acres in the eastern U.S. are mapped across all ownerships. MTBS produces a series of geospatial and tabular data for analysis at a range of spatial, temporal, and thematic scales and are intended to meet a variety of information needs that require consistent data about fire effects through space and time. This map layer is a vector polygon shapefile of the location of all currently inventoried fires occurring between calendar year 1984 and 2019 for CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Fires omitted from this mapped inventory are those where suitable satellite imagery was not available or fires were not discernable from available imagery.
has super-classes
feature c, feature of interest c
has sub-classes
MTBS Complex Fire c, MTBS Out Of Area Response Fire c, MTBS Prescribed Fire c, MTBS Unknown FIre c, MTBS Wildfire c, MTBS Wildland Fire Use c

MTBS Fire Mapping Assessment Labelc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/FireMappingAssessmentLabel

Mapping assessment label for fires collected by USGS. Data is obtained from the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) dataset.
has members
fire mapping assessment label-emergency ni, fire mapping assessment label-emergency (single scene) ni, fire mapping assessment label-extended ni, fire mapping assessment label-extended (single scene) ni, fire mapping assessment label-initial ni, fire mapping assessment label-initial (single scene) ni

MTBS Fire Observable Propertyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBS_FireObservableProperty

Measured properties for a fire event in the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) dataset.
has super-classes
observable property c
has members
differenced normalized burn ratio (mean) ni, differenced normalized burn ratio (standard deviation) ni, number of acres burned ni

MTBS Fire Observationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBS_FireObservation

The observation for a specific fire observable property measured for a fire event in the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) dataset.
has super-classes
observation c

MTBS Fire Observation Collectionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBS_FireObservationCollection

The collection of observations corresponding to the various observable properties for a MTBS fire event.
has super-classes
observation collection c

MTBS Out Of Area Response Firec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBS_OutOfAreaResponseFire

Multiple resource response to a wildfire incident. This term applies exclusively to wildfire incidents.
has super-classes
MTBS Fire c

MTBS Prescribed Firec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBSPrescribedFire

Any fire intentionally ignited by management actions in accordance with applicable laws, policies, and regulations to meet specific objectives.
has super-classes
MTBS Fire c

MTBS Unknown FIrec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBSUnknownFire

A fire event whose incident type was not reported from the original reporting agency.
has super-classes
MTBS Fire c

MTBS Wildfirec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBSWildFire

An unplanned, unwanted wildland fire including unauthorized human-caused fires, escaped wildland fire use events, escaped prescribed fire projects, and all other wildland fires where the objective is to put the fire out.
has super-classes
MTBS Fire c

MTBS Wildland Fire Usec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/MTBSWildlandFireUse

An event dealing with the management of a naturally ignited wildland fire to accomplish specific prestated resource management objectives in predefined geographic areas outlined in the Fire Management Plans.
has super-classes
MTBS Fire c

observable propertyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/ObservableProperty

has sub-classes
MTBS Fire Observable Property c
is disjoint with
feature c, temporal entity c, observation c, observation collection c

observationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/Observation

has sub-classes
MTBS Fire Observation c
is disjoint with
feature c, temporal entity c, observable property c, observation collection c

temporal entityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2006/time#TemporalEntity

is disjoint with
feature c, observable property c, observation c, observation collection c

Object Properties

fire mapping assessment labelop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/fireMappingAssessmentLabel

This property denotes the relation betwen MTBSFire and FireMappingAssessmentLabel.

mapping programop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/mappingProgram

This property denotes the relation betwen MTBSFire and FireMappingProgram.

Data Properties

corresponding map IDdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/correspondingMapID

This property denotes the MTBS fire mapping ID.

fire namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/fireName

This oroperty denotes the name of a fire.

irwin IDdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/ontology/irwinID

This property denotes the IRWIN ID, which is a unique identifier created by the Integrated Reporting of Wildland-Fire Information (IRWIN) service.

Named Individuals

differenced normalized burn ratio (mean)ni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/mtbsFireObservableProperty.MeandNBRValue

The mean dNBR value sampled from an unburned area outside the fire perimeter.
belongs to
MTBS Fire Observable Property c

differenced normalized burn ratio (standard deviation)ni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/mtbsFireObservableProperty.StandardDeviationOfMeandNBRValue

The standard deviation of the mean dNBR value sampled from an unburned area outside the fire perimeter.
belongs to
MTBS Fire Observable Property c

fire mapping assessment label-emergencyni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/firemappingassessmentlabel.emergency

Fire mapping assessments that rely on satellite data typically required at or near fire containment in order to assist in identifying imminent post-fire threats to life, safety, property, and critical natural and cultural resources, and support emergency stabilization measures before significant storms occur. Imagery aquired during active incident or immediatly after fire containment.
belongs to
MTBS Fire Mapping Assessment Label c

fire mapping assessment label-emergency (single scene)ni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/firemappingassessmentlabel.emergency_ss

Fire mapping assessments that rely on single-scene satellite data typically required at or near fire containment in order to assist in identifying imminent post-fire threats to life, safety, property, and critical natural and cultural resources, and support emergency stabilization measures before significant storms occur. Imagery aquired during active incident or immediatly after fire containment. No pre-fire image was available; assessment based on NBR.
belongs to
MTBS Fire Mapping Assessment Label c

fire mapping assessment label-extendedni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/firemappingassessmentlabel.extended

Fire mapping assessments that rely on satellite data typically acquired during the growing season following a fire in order to include delayed first order effects (e.g., latent tree mortality) and dominant second order effects that are ecologically significant (e.g., initial site response and early secondary effects). Imagery aquired during seasonal peak-of-green after fire containment.
belongs to
MTBS Fire Mapping Assessment Label c

fire mapping assessment label-extended (single scene)ni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/firemappingassessmentlabel.extended_ss

Fire mapping assessments that rely on single-scene satellite data typically acquired during the growing season following a fire in order to include delayed first order effects (e.g., latent tree mortality) and dominant second order effects that are ecologically significant (e.g., initial site response and early secondary effects). Imagery aquired during seasonal peak-of-green after fire containment. No pre-fire image was available; assessment based on NBR.
belongs to
MTBS Fire Mapping Assessment Label c

fire mapping assessment label-initialni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/firemappingassessmentlabel.initial

Fire mapping assessments that rely on satellite data typically acquired at the first opportunity after fire to capitalize on the maximum post-fire data signal and is used primarily in ecosystems that exhibit rapid post-fire vegetation response (i.e. herbaceous and particular shrubland systems). Imagery aquired shortly after fire containment.
belongs to
MTBS Fire Mapping Assessment Label c

fire mapping assessment label-initial (single scene)ni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/firemappingassessmentlabel.initial_ss

Fire mapping assessments that rely on single-scene satellite data typically acquired at the first opportunity after fire to capitalize on the maximum post-fire data signal and is used primarily in ecosystems that exhibit rapid post-fire vegetation response (i.e. herbaceous and particular shrubland systems). Imagery aquired shortly after fire containment. No pre-fire image was available; assessment based on NBR.
belongs to
MTBS Fire Mapping Assessment Label c

MTBS fire mapping programni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/mappingProgram.mtbs

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) is an interagency program whose goal is to consistently map the burn severity and extent of large fires across all lands of the United States from 1984 to present. This includes all fires 1000 acres or greater in the western United States and 500 acres or greater in the eastern Unites States. The extent of coverage includes the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
belongs to
Fire Mapping Program c

number of acres burnedni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu/lod/resource/mtbsFireObservableProperty.NumberOfAcresBurned

Number of acres burned.
belongs to
MTBS Fire Observable Property c

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties
ni: Named Individuals

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.