SpatialFOFEM Lesson 1

Simple SpatialFOFEM Run

This lesson will lead you through a simple SpatialFOFEM run where you will estimate PM2.5 emissions for an entire landscape. Other SpatialFOFEM lessons include,

• Lesson 2 explains how to use a polygon shapefile to limit your run to a portion of the landscape,

Create a New Project & Load a Landscape

Start with a new FlamMap project and right-click on the ? No Landscape File item, select Open, navigate to the ...\FlamMap6\Tutorial\ folder and select MillerLCP.tif for your Landscape.

Create a SpatialFOFEM Run

Right-click on the ♦Runs tree item (currently the bottom item) in the "Tree" pane to display this shortcut menu:

SpatialFOFEM Inputs Tab

First thing, change Run name: to "Simple PM2.5"

Required Inputs

1. Click the button and select Open Fuelbed Identifier File.  Navigate to the C:\...FlamMap6\Tutorial\ folder and select the "MillerLCP.TIF" file and click Open. (Yes, the Fuelbed Identifier File is included in this landscape.) Best practice to get a FCCS theme is to use the Utilities > Get Landscape tool and include the FCCS theme in your Landscape File. This eliminates issues with projections and extents.

2. Select the Fuelbed Band number: from the drop-down list, 9- is the FCCS theme.
3. Accept the default InteriorWest from the Region: drop-down list.
4. Accept the default values for Season:, Foliage/Branch % Consumed:, and Default Moistures.
5. Click Apply and your SpatialFOFEM Inputs tab should look like this.

Emissions and Carbon Outputs Tab

Next select the Emissions and Carbon Outputs tab. In the Fuel Emissions Output: group select the Flaming, Smoldering, and Total columns for the PM25 row. Click Apply and your Emissions and Carbon Outputs tab should look like this.

Click  and the run should complete in a few seconds.

Viewing the Outputs

Close the "SpatialFOFEM Progress..." and "SpatialFOFEM Run:" dialogs.

Next expand the Simple PM2.5 item in the Tree Pane and select the ♦Total PM25 grid theme to display. Note your display colors will be different with the randomly generated legends for SpatialFOFEM outputs. 

You can click around the Display Pane using the toolbar button and see how the PM 2.5 emissions change. And as with any FlamMap grid theme you can right click and chose from several commands.

Save Your Project

You should save this project by following the procedures from the Basic Lesson 1. Name the project "FOFEMtutoria1.fmp".

You're Finished

You now have completed the tutorial showing the basic steps in conducting a SpatialFOFEM run. The next tutorial will get you started using a shapefile mask for your SpatialFOFEM runs.