“Tracking Wildfires Using Open Sources” with Aram Shabanian

22/07/2024 53 min Temporada 3 Episodio 14
“Tracking Wildfires Using Open Sources” with Aram Shabanian

Listen "“Tracking Wildfires Using Open Sources” with Aram Shabanian"

Episode Synopsis

This week we were joined on stage by Aram Shabanian, the Open-Source Information Gathering Manager at the New Lines Institute and long time Bellingcat contributor. Aram shared a long list of interesting open source tools that citizens and journalists alike can use to help monitor wildfires. Find the full list of tools shared by Aram here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SJHzw5cSenCvEq7iGEyhHhRKAHq1vOcVlJy4sYAcchM/edit?gid=0#gid=0And additional tools referenced in the chat here: Aram's livestream guide https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/11/09/using-livestreams-to-monitor-crises-in-gaza-and-beyond/Look up your local area's wildfire pocket card with this link: https://www.wildfire.gov/wims/pocket-card-tableBellingcat's OSINT Forest area tracker https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/08/18/a-new-tool-shows-what-war-has-done-to-ukraines-forests/Canadian map resource shared by an audience member: https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/interactive-mapOnXMaps: https://www.onxmaps.com/ Link to our Discord channel for tool idea pitches: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1173992891945861160Wildcad.net: http://www.wildcad.net/WildCADWeb.aspOregon specific references: Odffire https://odffire.com/Arcgis view: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6329d5e4e13748b9b9f7f33f06a3c376/?fbclid=IwAR2HH7Zxyi-vqihq8pWQJKzynrFK19bKFow-VjTAn3Puz6lZtHpz5JrTgP4Inciweb https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/Oregon Dept of Forestry Course: https://odftraining.thinkific.com/courses/media-accessThe IMSR report shows national fire deployments in the US. In the off season it's updated every Friday. Peak fire season it's daily. : https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfnThe talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday the 18th of July in the Bellingcat Discord server. Music courtesy of Artlist.