High Resolution Imaging and GIS Mapping
Our High-Resolution Imaging and GIS Mapping services ensure that you have the most accurate and up-to-date data for effective wildfire management. Utilizing advanced GIS capabilities, we deliver real-time mapping and augmented reality overlays, enhancing situational awareness and decision-making. With OAR’s high-resolution imaging, you can trust that your data is not only reliable but also actionable, leading to better outcomes in wildfire mitigation and management.
VIEW MISSION CAPABILITIES
MISSION-SPECIFIC CAPABILITIES
- Extended Mission Endurance
Special mission equipped King Air aircraft fly high and fast, allowing for multiple fires to be mapped per flight, ensuring comprehensive coverage and monitoring. Special mission equipped P-68 aircraft can stay aloft over an incident for up to eight hours, making them the perfect solution to continued aerial monitoring of a specific incident. - High-Resolution Imaging and GIS Mapping
On-board integrated computer systems with GIS capabilities for real-time mapping and augmented reality overlays on HD/IR imaging.
- Real-Time Fire Intelligence Communication
Capable of relaying critical information to fire personnel via FM, VHF radio, text, and email, enhancing decision-making and response strategies.
- Ground and Fire Imagery Through Smoke
Cooled infrared sensors with powerful optical zoom cut through smoke, informing ground conditions and evolving situations on intense active fires.
- Safety and Coordination
Missions are flown above Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs), remaining clear of other fire aircraft to ensure safety and coordination.
MAPPING DATA PACKAGE
- Black line perimeter, active perimeter, and perimeter expansion lines
- GIS hot-spot locations accurate to within 1- meter, plus geo-referenced still images in IR and HD for visual reference
- Fire intensity gradients (intense, scattered, and isolated heat)
- Structure locations
- Data formats include (but not limited to): ESRI shapefiles, Google Earth KML/KMZ files AND Georeferenced PDFs
- Maps uploaded to and downloaded from NIFC ftp public incident server
Wildfire Mapping & Risk Assessment
Offering detailed mapping services including black line and active perimeter mapping, fire intensity levels, and structure identification for comprehensive wildfire understanding.
Real-Time Hotspot Detection
Utilizing advanced sensors for immediate identification of wildfire locations and hotspots, accurate to within 10 meters, ensuring swift action.
Northern California Fire Map
Central California Fire Map
Owyhee Reservoir Fire, Idaho
Rabbit Foot Fire, Idaho
Park Fire, Northern California
Red Salmon Fire, California
In-Flight Data Delivery
By relaying critical information to fire personnel via FM, VHF radio, text, and email, we ensure that your teams have immediate access to essential data, improving decision-making and response strategies. Additionally, our in-flight internet connectivity can send data packages to end users in near real-time, providing ground personnel with enhanced situational awareness and operational coordination. This seamless flow of information enables rapid, informed actions, ensuring that resources are effectively deployed, and lives and properties are protected.
Post Flight Rapid Delivery
With sub-hour return times on .pdf maps, .kmz, and .shp files of all fire layers, along with computed areas of acres burned, you can swiftly move from data collection to actionable planning. This rapid turnaround empowers your team to make informed decisions quickly, improving response times and effectiveness in managing wildfire incidents. OAR’s commitment to fast and accurate data delivery helps you stay ahead of the fire, ensuring timely interventions that protect lives and property.
EXPERIENCED PILOTS, SENSOR OPERATORS & ANALYSTS
Our People Are What Sets Us Apart
Our team of pilots and sensor operators sets us apart from the competition. Unlike other services, our crew members are not just trained professionals; they are natural resource professionals with extensive experience in wildfire mapping. Their unique expertise in both aviation and environmental science ensures the highest level of accuracy and insight in our data collection. This combination of superior technology and unparalleled human expertise makes OAR the premier choice for effective wildfire reconnaissance and management.
Advanced Aerial Surveillance Technology
Our King Air 350 is equipped with powerful infrared, and HD imagery capabilities for detailed target analysis through smoke and over broad areas. Our advanced aerial surveillance technology ensures unparalleled accuracy and detail in wildfire reconnaissance. Utilizing state-of-the-art sensors and proprietary software, we capture high-resolution imagery that provides near real-time insights crucial for effective wildfire management, supporting informed decision-making and efficient response strategies.
KING AIR 350
CAPABILITIES:
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING AND MAPPING
Multispectral Imaging And Mapping
Our high-resolution EO (daylight, 2560 x 1440 pixels) camera as well as a low-light (640 x .0 pixel) camera Along with our integrated camera and laser system, we also employ an Augmented Reality System (ARS) computer to allow our operators to capture video of precise locations, providing extremely accurate camera area coverage. The ARS enables our team to perform all these functions while in the air. Finally, when the Laser Range Finder is fired at a target on the ground, the ARS automatically generates a waypoint and geographic coordinates for the target accurate to 1-meter on the surface of the earth. Together, our in-flight imaging and computing capabilities create the highest quality and most capable wildlife detection and classification system available today. continuous zoom capability from 36.3o down to 1.5o fields of view. All our sensors feature video recording capability, and our sensor operators can instantaneously toggle between EO and IR with the flip of a switch.
SENSORS:
L3/HARRIS MX-10
L3Harris MX-10
The L3Harris MX-10 multispectral gimbal is a highly advanced imaging system designed to provide superior performance in demanding environments. It is an ideal tool for wildfire reconnaissance, offering unparalleled image stability and high-resolution capabilities to deliver precise, actionable data.
Benefits for Wildfire Reconnaissance:
- Exceptional Imaging: The MX-10 delivers high-resolution EO/IR imagery, essential for accurate wildfire mapping and monitoring, even in low-visibility conditions such as smoke and haze.
- Stability and Precision: With its 4-axis stabilization, the MX-10 ensures steady and clear imagery, enhancing situational awareness and operational efficiency.
- Versatile Applications: Suitable for a variety of platforms, including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and large UAVs, the MX-10 provides flexibility and adaptability in different reconnaissance missions.
FLIR 380-HDc
FLIR 380-HDc
The FLIR 380-HDc is a highly advanced multispectral gimbal designed for high-definition thermal imaging and electro-optical reconnaissance. It is specifically engineered to provide superior performance in demanding environments, making it an ideal tool for wildfire reconnaissance, ISR and IAA mission profiles.
Benefits for Wildfire Reconnaissance :
- Delivers stabilized HD multi-spectral imaging for clear, actionable data.
- Capable of real-time thermal imaging to see through smoke and detect hotspots.
- Compact and lightweight design enhances aircraft performance and safety.
- Incredibly powerful optical zoom provides up close on-ground intelligence from a safe distance.
TK-7 EARTHWATCH
TK-7 EARTHWATCH
The TK-7 EARTHWATCH is a multi-spectral step-stare mapping system equipped with three individual cameras: Long Wave Infrared (LWIR), Near Infrared (NIR), and Color (RGB). The TK-7 operates with proprietary software that automatically orthorectifies captured imagery, generating geospatial files that can be easily integrated into any GIS software. This versatile mapping system supports a variety of applications, including wildfire mapping, vegetation analysis, small-scale 3D modeling, and NDVI analysis.
Benefits for Wildfire Reconnaissance:
- Provides precise, high-resolution imagery for accurate mapping and monitoring.
- Enables real-time data processing for immediate analysis and action.
- Supports a wide range of environmental monitoring applications.
TK-8 EARTHWATCH
TK-8 EARTHWATCH
The TK-8 EARTHWATCH is designed for low to high altitude mapping, offering a 180-degree roll for the widest imaging swath in the TK series. It features a full range of spectral band imagers and incorporates powerful onboard processing and automated imaging software. The TK-8 is ideal for detailed wildfire mapping, providing critical data for effective wildfire management.
Benefits for Wildfire Reconnaissance:
- Delivers comprehensive, high-resolution multispectral imagery across a wide area.
- Utilizes AI-driven processing for real-time scene analysis and change detection.
- Enhances situational awareness with precise, actionable data.
