BMAP Uplift Project Release Details and Resources

The BMAP BIP Pilot — Release 1 is an initial web portal and mapping interface to support bushfire management planning, stakeholder engagement and early-stage risk assessment workshops.

Stakeholders involved in Bushfire Management Committees, deputies, nominated organisational subject matter experts and invited users who will participate in workshops, review maps and provide feedback.

No. The Release 1 interface is a pilot based on an existing NSW RFS prototype and will be contextualised for South Australia. The layout, available tools and datasets will be refined through upcoming engagement with the supplier and stakeholder feedback.

Stakeholders should have received login details. The landing page hosts release notes, surveys, micro lessons and PDF instructions.

Yes. Short micro-lessons (video plus PDF) cover navigation, layers, comments, drawing/measuring, pilot areas, and report generation. One-on-one sessions and dedicated support can be arranged for organisations that want a deeper walkthrough.

Use the Release 1 user survey, the engagement survey, the ongoing suggestion box, email the project team or raise items during drop-in sessions. Include steps to reproduce bugs, screenshots and browser/device details when reporting issues.

• Base maps: OpenStreetMap, SA street maps, topographic and satellite imagery with labels.
• Layer controls: toggle on/off, opacity, swipe, reorder layers using arrow keys.
• Favorites: add frequently used layers to your favourites for quick access.
• Measure: length and area in metres, kilometres and hectares. Measurements are temporary.
• Draw / Edit / Remove: point, line, polygon, circle. Saved pilot areas persist.
• Comments: add, reply, like; users with permissions can action, reject, block replies or delete.
• Pilot areas: draw polygons and add attributes including name, status, description, standards, methodologies and risk drivers.
• Reports: map/legend exports, pilot areas list, feedback/comments export.

• Address search: the current search works best with a full physical address. Street name only searches are limited.
• Latitude/Longitude: there is no dedicated lat/long input field yet. The map displays decimal degree coordinates in the status bar, which you can use to locate positions. Improving search functionality is on the feedback list.

Use the comments tool to flag missing assets, note local changes, provide context or raise data validation issues. Comments show author, date/time, replies and likes. Comments are useful during the data validation stage and for ongoing collaborative review.

No. Measurement lines and temporary drawings are non-persistent and disappear when you navigate away. Pilot areas and saved features persist when saved through the pilot area workflow.

Draw the polygon, complete the attribute form with name, status (Drafted; Supported by BMC; Approved for public exhibition; Modified after exhibition; Endorsed final; Withdrawn), description, standards/methodologies and risk drivers. Saved pilot areas appear in the left-hand list. You can edit attributes, change status and delete pilot areas. Deleting a pilot area prompts for a reason which is logged.

Many layers in Release 1 are mock or demo data to demonstrate functionality. Real, authoritative datasets will be ingested during the data validation and production stages.

Yes. The project team is working with DEW, CFS and other agencies to incorporate state authoritative datasets for assets, parks, fire management zones and other relevant layers.

Yes. Submit available datasets via email, the surveys or the suggestion box. The team will review datasets for inclusion subject to relevance, licensing and technical fit.

Yes. Fire history and prescribed burn information are planned to be incorporated. Symbolisation and display conventions will be refined with stakeholder feedback.

The initial risk assessment will use a CFS-procured fuel data layer in an AFDRS compatible format as the single source of truth. Implementation reporting will update residual fuel where treatments occur.

Asset layers include land parcel and land use data sourced from valuation and cadastre datasets that indicate cropping and livestock parcels. These datasets inform fuel modelling and economic impact assessments.

Yes, when the risk assessment methodology and implementation reporting are applied. Displaying treatment effects depends on the scale and extent of treatments and on re-analysis of risk rasters. This capability is tied to later releases and the risk methodology rather than the UI alone.

Existing BMAP asset points and some polygons will be considered during data validation. Many legacy assets are expected to be represented in state authoritative property and land use datasets. Migration of legacy polygons is possible but depends on data format and ingestion approach.

The team is sourcing environmental and heritage datasets through state data sharing arrangements. Initial Release 1 contains a light set of environmental layers. Stakeholders should submit suggestions for specific datasets to include. Inclusion of cultural heritage and First Nations knowledge will be developed in partnership with First Nations representatives and scoped for culturally safe approaches.

Community assets such as schools, hospitals and care facilities are planned as part of the asset layers. The system supports a two-stage assessment approach: a landscape scale risk assessment to identify priority areas and a site level assessment for critical community assets where a more detailed, bespoke evaluation is required.

Environmental assets have two roles: they are values at risk and they may require bespoke treatment approaches. The project will work with biodiversity and conservation stakeholders to identify which environmental datasets should be included and how they should influence strategy development and risk modelling.

BMC members and deputies will be granted BMC member permissions. Organisations can nominate additional SMEs with comparable privileges. Editing and deletion rights are controlled and may vary by project stage.

• Release 1: Map and legend exports for selected areas or the full BMA, pilot areas export and feedback/comments export.
• Release 2: Implementation planning and activity sequencing by organisation and year.
• Release 3: Full reporting and status tracking including organisational filters, completion status and standardised outputs for reporting to SBCC and ministers.

• Map report: A3/A4 portrait or landscape for a selected area or full BMA.
• Legend only report: Exports the active legend for printing or reference.
• Pilot areas report: Lists all pilot areas with attributes and map thumbnails.
• Feedback report: Exports all comments and replies for a BMA.

The portal uses state authoritative imagery via existing data sharing agreements. Commercial near real time imagery such as quarterly Nearmap is unlikely to be provided to all users due to licensing and cost. The team will seek to increase refresh frequency where feasible.

Use the comments tool, submit datasets via email or the surveys, or add feedback through the suggestion box. Local subject matter experts and BMC members are encouraged to flag discrepancies during the data validation stage.

• Stage 1: Familiarisation with the software and basic functionality.
• Stage 2: Define system behaviour for producing BMAPs and develop implementation planning features.
• Stage 3: Produce BMAPs and deliver full reporting and implementation tracking. Data validation and authoritative dataset ingestion occur during Stage 2.

Feedback from surveys, drop-in sessions and direct submissions will shape the user interface, dataset selection, reporting requirements and the approach to integrating cultural and environmental values.

Use the Release 1 user survey or suggestion box and include steps to reproduce, screenshots and the browser/device used.

Email the project team, use the suggestion box or raise it in a drop-in session. Provide dataset metadata, custodianship and licensing details where possible.

Contact details are on the SBCC Webpage. The project team can arrange dedicated walkthroughs for organisations.

1. Open and Navigate instructions (PDF)
   
2. Layer Management instructions (PDF)
   
3. Making Comments instructions (PDF)
   
4. Draw and Measure instructions (PDF)
   
5. Pilot Areas instructions (PDF)
   
6. Risk Layers instructions (PDF)
   
7. Generate Reports instructions (PDF)