Wildfire Fuel and Risk Data for Hong Kong Subtropical Ecosystems

Katherine Strattman's dissertation work characterizes wildfire fuels in Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden using destructive sampling and mobile laser scanning LiDAR. The dataset also quantifies future wildfire risk using the meteorological forest fire danger index (FFDI). The data was last updated on April 29, 2026.

Use Cases

• Model wildfire risk based on meteorological FFDI calculations mentioned in the description
• Characterize fuel loads based on destructive sampling methods mentioned in the description
• Analyze fuel structure based on mobile laser scanning LiDAR data mentioned in the description
• Compare traditional and LiDAR-based fuel measurement approaches mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Includes data from both traditional destructive sampling and modern mobile laser scanning LiDAR.
• Quantifies future wildfire risk using a recognized meteorological index (FFDI).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Katherine Strattman

Collection Method

Traditional destructive sampling and mobile laser scanning LiDAR-based approach.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 05:18:14; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong