Firewatch: Use Of Satellite Imagery By Remote Communities In Northern Australia For Fire Risk Communications
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
Murdoch University
Faculty
Faculty of Education And Arts
School
School of Communication and Arts / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications
RAS ID
14054
Funders
Australian Research Council
Grant Number
ARC Number : LP110200020
Abstract
This paper presents the contextual background and early findings from a new research project funded by the Australian Research Council titled Using community engagement and enhanced visual information to promote FireWatch satellite communications as a support for collaborative decision-making FireWatch (provided by Landgate in Western Australia) is an internet-based public information service based on near real time satellite data showing timely information relevant to bushfire safety within Australia. However, it has been developed in a highly technical environment and is currently used chiefly by experts. This project aims to redesign FireWatch for ordinary users and to engage a remote community in Northern Australia in this process, leading to improved decision making surrounding bushfire risk.
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Brady, D.; Holloway, D. & Green, L. (2012). Firewatch: use of satellite imagery by remote communities in Northern Australia for fire risk communications. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication (CATaC) 2012, Aarhus, Denmark.