Geographic Resource Solutions

GRS can help you capture the analytical strength of GIS.  Most GIS users understand the power of geospatial analysis but not everyone understands how to use the hundreds of the available tools and applications to perform the analysis that they envision. GRS has been performing complex geospatial analysis for our clients for over 20 years.  Our deep understanding of the concepts, tools, and science involved in spatial problems can be brought to bear on your problem.  We strive not only to use the appropriate tools to perform a scientifically sound analysis, but to educate our clients in the processes we designed and tools that we have used.

GRS has developed the Wildfire Exposure Model (WEM) for the analysis of the potential effects of wildfire within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI).  The WEM calculates the key components for wildfire exposure: values at risk, ignition risk, fire behavior, suppression constraints, and potential weather.  These components are then weighted and combined into a fire exposure rating. Each layer that is used in the analysis of the components can be adjusted and weighted allowing the user to analyze various mitigation and event scenarios.

The exposure ratings provided by WEM are used by fire managers, emergency planning agencies, and other resource managers as a decision support system for fuels mitigation, catastrophic event planning, zoning regulations, and home mitigation analysis.