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	Piper Navajo remote sensing aircraft Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction

	RSS Feed : Timely Notification of New and Updated Imagery

RSS: Really Simple Syndication/Rich Site Summary New GeoRSS tag enhancements!
How does RSS work?	One-click access Changes on the monitored Website are logged in the RSS Feed by the operator as separate items, each with its own date and time stamp. The item summary is displayed in your Reader with a link that will open the related Web page in your browser. (See example below.)
Who uses RSS?	Use your time efficiently When you can't spare the time to browse to multiple Websites for the information that you need, RSS delivers.
What is RSS?	RSS is flexible A method for keeping track of the latest postings on many different Websites at once.
What is GeoRSS?	GeoRSS tags show locations A GeoRSS tag can be a point, line or polygon associated with the RSS item and displays in Google Maps or other mapping application. (example)
When is RSS?	Frequent updates Feed items are updated at intervals that you set in your Reader preferences.
Where is RSS?	RSS feeds are displayed in your current E-mail application Often no download or plug-in is necessary. Use with Outlook (separate program required), Thunderbird, Opera etc.
Why use RSS?	Mailbox clogged? Telephone messages piling up? Receive timely notification of the latest information posted on all the important Websites in one convenient desktop window.
Feed link for your Reader	Copy and Paste to your Reader (not your browser): http://www.fireimaging.com/rss/FireImaging.rss

Example of the Mozilla Firefox RSS Reader showing the Esperanza Fire feed

Example of the Google Maps RSS Reader showing the Esperanza Fire feed - includes the new GeoRSS tag enhancements!

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Example of the Rocketinfo RSS Reader showing the Fire Imaging feed

There are many newsreader applications which use RSS files. Below are some popular ones:

Firefox
Opera
Safari
Thunderbird
Tristana — Windows
Pluck — Windows
KlipFolio — Windows
NewsGator — Windows, Outlook
Amphetadesk — Windows, Mac, Linux (open source); freeware
Awasu — Windows; free for personal use
Bloglines — Web-based news aggregator; free
FeedDemon — Windows; commercial software, trial available
Feedreader — Windows (open source); freeware
NetNewsWire — Mac OS X; commercial software, trial available
NewsFire — Mac OS X; freeware
Rocket RSS Reader — Web-based RSS reader; free
RSS Reader — Windows; freeware
NewzCrawler — PC
Userland Radio — PC or Mac
You Subscribe — PC (Outlook add-in)
Headline Viewer — PC
Aggie News — PC

Visit these non-Forest Service sites for more information on RSS

National Public Radio

Online Journalism Review

cnet

PCWorld

RSS 2.0 specification

GeoRSS 1.0 specification

Archives of past fires: 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Forest mapping: 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

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FireMapper™ Specifications: Instrument

FireMapper™ References: Publications

FireMapper™ Tools image analysis software ftp downloads page

For Further Information: contact Dr. Philip J. Riggan

FireMapper™ has been developed through a Research Joint Venture with Space Instruments, Inc., and support from the National Fire Plan, Forest Service International Programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Joint Fire Sciences Program, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Disclaimer: Trade names, commercial products, and enterprises are mentioned solely for information. No endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is implied.


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