Geospatial Information: Technologies Hold Promise for Wildland Fire Management, but Challenges Remain

Citation
Government Accountability Office, Geospatial Information: Technologies Hold Promise for Wildland Fire Management, but Challenges Remain (GAO-03-1047) (Sept. 2003) (full-text).

Overview
This report GAO analyzes the opportunities to improve the way agencies manage wildfires through the use of geospatial information technologies, specifically, to (1) identify key geospatial information technologies for addressing different aspects of managing wildland fires, (2) summarize key challenges to the effective use of geospatial technologies in managing wildland fires, and (3) identify national opportunities to improve the effective use of geospatial technologies.