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We're building a tool to help people living near a forest to make a plan to harden their homes and property against wildfire risk.
This requires building many layers of information that doesn't currently exist.
1) Get the perimeter of the house mapped using public data.
Last night I was able to generate the latitude and longitude of the corners of the building as defined by Google Maps!
While not perfect, it's a start. AI and photos will refine that perimeter.
2) Add trees
@corlin
That's the idea.
Build a model. Collect available data. Overlay the data. Run scenarios. Build a task list. Connect them to vendors. Connect them to funding sources.
@jurban
A very good and necessary project.
So many factors.
Topology, forest type, prevailing winds, road access, fire history, water accessibility, house roof and siding composition, and more.
I know this well. There is no one preventative strategy. It is all local.
But it can be done.