Description: This spatial dataset was produced with the Wildfire Exposure Simulation Tool (WildEST), a cloud-based geospatial fire behavior characteristic simulation system. WildEST performs multiple deterministic simulations under a range of weather types (wind speed, wind direction, fuel moisture content) and weights those results based on weather type probabilities (WTP).This dataset represents the smoothed number of housing units per pixel. It is created using the Integrated Building Density Dataset (created from 3D Builings and USA Structures) and the U.S. Census Bureau redistricting housing unit dataset and the U.S. Census Bureau group housing dataset. The population is allocated to the buildings at a block level and smoothed with a 200 m buffer. It removes buildings on water and ice, smaller than 40 sqm, or less than 0.1 HU/kmsq.
Copyright Text: Primary data contact: Texas A&M Forest Service, Forest Resource Protection Division, Applied Technology Department. Send an email to TxWRAP-Support@tfs.tamu.edu for inquires. Visit www.TexasWildfireRisk.com for additional information.
This dataset was developed for the Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment by Pyrologix LLC (www.pyrologix.com), a subsidiary of Vibrant Planet (www.vibrantplanet.net).