3D GIS software for impact evaluation of fires on forests

The apparent lack of a robust tool to produce 3D rendering and animation of burnt areas lead to the development of the BAS2 (Burnt Area Statistics 2) utility. As the post-fire burn assessment is becoming more and more important in developed countries (USA, EU), systems to rapidly evaluate a post-fire situation are being set in place.  The reporting phase being the crux of this process, a tool to create accurate, beautiful and customizable 3D scenes is a welcome guest in the GIS world. Released under an open source license, this utility can be extended by interested actors.

Keywords: forest fire, modelling, animation, impact