Yes. Forestry users mainly need to know how to review risk information, understand alerts, follow up on tasks and maintain operational records. Satellite data acquisition and processing are specialist activities. Everyday use focuses on applying the resulting information to fire management work.
Ease of use depends on whether the platform clearly presents the information staff need and whether its workflows fit the organisation’s daily operations.
What do users need to review each day?
The STARPATH GLOBAL wildfire monitoring platform uses a command dashboard to display risk distribution, hotspot locations, area responsibilities and related resources.
Duty staff can organise their work around practical tasks: identify areas needing closer attention, filter incidents, review alert details, find nearby equipment and teams, and follow verification and response progress.
These activities primarily draw on an understanding of local forestry operations and fire management procedures. Users need to understand what the information means and whom to contact when an anomaly appears.
What are the roles of the command dashboard and back office?
The command dashboard focuses on maps and the overall situation, helping users understand the spatial relationships between risks, incidents and resources.
The back office supports daily tasks and core information management. This includes personal work orders, fire incidents, and records for areas, personnel, resources, sites, equipment and response plans. Charts also help users review task distribution and changes in hotspot alerts.
Together, these views support both an overall understanding and follow-up on individual tasks.
What should an organisation prepare before using the platform?
First, organise information about the forest areas under management, responsible personnel, teams and resources, and assign responsibility for keeping it current.
Duty staff and managers should also understand alerts, work orders and incident records. They need clear procedures for deciding when verification is required, reporting findings and arranging subsequent actions.
STARPATH GLOBAL can provide specialist data services and platform customisation around operational needs. Forestry teams can focus on defining their objectives, understanding the information delivered and incorporating it into everyday work—so monitoring results are reviewed, anomalies are investigated and response progress is followed through.
