Myanmar Fire Susceptibility Map

Overview:

This dataset (shapefile) indicates fire susceptibility across Myanmar based on Figure 4 from Biswas et al. [1].

The raw data for this figure was not available on request, so has been digitized for use in a research project. For reproducibility, the dataset is uploaded here.

An overview image (png) of the digitized dataset can be viewed here without download.

Given the relatively low-resolution image of Figure 4 held by PLOS ONE and text labels covering data in some areas, a number of assumptions and approximations were required to populate the complete dataset. This involves a combination of automated and manual digitizing.

Fire susceptibility is grouped into four classes: 1 (lowest), 2, 3, and 4 (highest). Biswas et al. [1] provide further descriptions of how the dataset was originally created and the assumptions behind defining these categories.

Details:

Shapefile (.shp)

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

6502 polygons,  resolution of ~0.01°

attribute fire_sus indicates the fire susceptibility metric from 1-4

References:

[1]  Biswas, S., Vadrevu, K. P., Lwin, Z. M., Lasko, K., & Justice, C. O. (2015). Factors controlling vegetation fires in protected and non-protected areas of Myanmar. PLOS ONE, 10(4). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124346