Field Notes
What we shipped, and what it changed.
Short notes on what the Collaborative built, when it landed, and what it fixed for the people using it. Newest first.
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The map that comes before the fire
Everything this system does happens after a fire has started. The same measurement works years earlier, and these pictures are what it looks like.
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The 2026 season, fire by fire, in the open
Case studies of the 2026 season, built from the map sheets the incidents received, from state and private flying teams alike.
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One public link for agency GIS shops
Every destination on the Share the data page was already open. The page itself was not. Now it is.
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Live video for the incident commander, no account
A pilot creates one feed, gets a link and a five word password, and sends both by text. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
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From photos to a shapefile, in a browser
A pilot with good imagery and no processing software used to have nothing to submit. Now the whole path runs in a browser tab.
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Pilot, fire manager, or agency GIS shop with something we should write up? Get in touch.