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The NWCG Geographic Information System (GIS) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on Incidents Project (GSTOP) is responsible for clarifying the GIS business needs and functional standards for incidents. SOPs were developed for the work performed to fulfill the GIS needs of the Planning Sections of the Incident Management Teams. The project focuses on the GIS needs of wildland fire incident management, including wildland fire use. While the SOPs produced by this project may be useful for other types of events, such as all-risk incidents, the development of SOPs for these types of incidents is beyond the scope of this project.

GSTOP Project Objectives

1. Examine the various GIS operating procedures currently being used at incident base camps in support of incident management.
2. Based on analysis of those findings, deliver draft guidelines (both paper format and in digital format) of geospatial standard operating procedures (SOPs)
3. Provide recommendations for implementation of the draft GIS SOPs for Incidents including any suggestions for rollout, training and ongoing maintenance of the SOPs.