Georeferenced Forest Fires in Chile (2016–2017 Season)

This dataset, `conafchile_pts`, is a data frame containing georeferenced forest fire records and associated characteristics between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017. The dataset includes detailed information such as location, administrative codes, fire causes, vegetation affected, and surface area impacted. The data were compiled by CONAF and correspond to forest fires recorded in Chile.

Usage

data(conafchile_pts)

Format

A data frame with 5,234 observations and 30 variables:

X

Index of the fire record (integer)

temporada

Fire season (character, e.g., "2016-2017")

codreg

Region code (integer)

codprov

Province code (integer)

codcom

Commune code (integer)

ambito

Institutional scope (character, e.g., "Conaf")

numero

Fire identification number (numeric)

nombre_inc

Name of the fire incident (character)

utm_este

UTM Easting coordinate (numeric)

utm_norte

UTM Northing coordinate (numeric)

inicio_c

Location of ignition (character)

combus_i

Initial fuel type (character)

causa_gene

General cause code (numeric)

causa_espe

Specific cause code (character)

pino_0010

Surface with pine (0–10 years old) affected (numeric)

pino_11_17

Surface with pine (11–17 years old) affected (numeric)

pino_18

Surface with pine (18+ years old) affected (numeric)

eucalipto

Surface with eucalyptus affected (numeric)

otras_plan

Surface with other plantations affected (numeric)

total_plan

Total surface of plantations affected (numeric)

arbolado

Surface of woodland affected (numeric)

matorral

Surface of shrubland affected (numeric)

pastizal

Surface of grassland affected (numeric)

total_veg

Total surface of vegetation affected (numeric)

agricola

Surface of agricultural land affected (numeric)

desechos

Surface of waste material affected (numeric)

total_otra

Total surface of other land use affected (numeric)

sup_t_a

Total affected surface area (numeric)

long

Longitude or projected coordinate (numeric)

lat

Latitude or projected coordinate (numeric)

Source

Data taken from Kaggle: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/sandorabad/georeferenced-forestfires-2017-chile

Details

The dataset name has been kept as `conafchile_pts` to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the lightsf package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix `pts` indicates that the dataset contains georeferenced point data. The original content has not been modified in any way.