ORLANDO, Fla. --- Data Transfer Solutions (DTS), based in Orlando’s downtown Avalon Park and a leading provider of geo-spatial software solutions and services, has been awarded a contract from the Texas Forest Service to develop a web based portal to support the distribution of wildfire risk information to the public, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
The Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (TX_WRAP) will be the next step in making wildfire risk information more readily available and usable for risk management, mitigation planning and prevention efforts, said A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions.
Tom Spencer, manager of Predictive Services for the Texas Forest Service said “Increasing the availability of wildland fire risk assessment information to all potential users across the state of Texas is a high priority for the Texas Forest Service. The Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal will accomplish this, and we look forward to working with Data Transfer Solutions on this important project.”
Fragala said DTS will develop a web mapping portal for the Texas Forest Service that will integrate the latest in GIS web mapping capabilities with recent assessment information developed by the state to support proactive fire protection planning efforts.
Data Transfer Solutions provides geographic information systems (GIS), transportation planning and engineering, asset management, web design, custom applications development, and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S. The firm has offices in six states.
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For more information, contact:
A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com
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