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TBD - pull more out of both PHOENIX_data_preparation_20080413.pdf and Phoenix User Manual
Input data to the model must be prepared in a GIS such as ESRI's ArcGIS or MapInfo. This base data
is then converted into a format read by PHOENIX which is an ASCII grid broken into data "tiles", 30 x
30 cells wide. This tiling can be easily done in ArcGIS using a specially developed "Toolbox". The
base input data is usually at 20 or 30 m resolution, but when it is read into PHOENIX it is averaged
into larger cells to speed computations. Typically the grid cell size for PHOENIX computation is 100
or 200m, but could range from 50 to 500m depending on the nature of the terrain and the level of
detail required.
Files needed to run
Data directory
An example of the type of files in
the "Data" sub-folder. Notice they
are "zip" files. This makes copying
from one drive to another faster
and easier. The "data.prj" file
defines the geographic projection of
all the data files (input and output)
The only data layer that must exist to run PHOENIX is the "Fuel" data layer, however all the other layers make the
simulation more realistic. If there is no data file location specified, then the input value will be zero.
Gridded Weather directory
The "Gridded_Weather" folder holds the gridded forecast weather produced twice a day
by the Bureau of Meteorology. A downloading process has to be put in place to get this data, but it
is restricted to registered users. PHOENIX will also run on a single stream of weather data .
Info about the weather downloader required.