conafchile_pts: Georeferenced Forest Fires in Chile (2016–2017 Season)

Description

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)

Arguments

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)

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.