{"id":31540,"date":"2022-04-21T00:07:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T04:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/?p=31540"},"modified":"2022-04-21T00:07:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T04:07:08","slug":"2017-fire-occurences-in-various-locations-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/visualization\/2017-fire-occurences-in-various-locations-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Fire Occurences in Various Locations in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to usfa.fema.org<\/a>, there were over 1.3 million fire incidents in the United States. Learning of this, I was curious about where these fires were located and how did those fires start. I began to research more information and searched for datasets that I can use to visualize this information.\u00a0 I found a dataset from ArcGIS hub<\/a>, that has some data on some of these fires. As a disclaimer, this dataset doesn\u2019t show the 1.3 million incidents but it does give a rough idea of some of the areas that were affected by fires.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I found the dataset from ArcGIS, I downloaded the CSV file and uploaded it to Tableau. For the columns, I put the variable longitude and for the rows, I put the variable latitude. Then, in the details section, I added the Fire Name, and in the labels section, I added the Fire-type. I did it this way instead of reverse because I felt knowing the type of fire was more beneficial than the name of the fire to know what caused it. Also, on the map, I chose to do the round circles for the size and the color red. The red emphasizes the alert or urgency of the areas affected by the fires. And, I changed the layout of the map to a dark color so that you can see the red circles boldly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results & Interpretation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This visualization gives a quick look at what areas in the United States were affected by the fire occurrences in 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Link to Tableau Public: https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/jessica.chalmers6653\/viz\/BurnSeverityintheUnitedStates\/CountofBurnSeverityTypesofFire<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n