Fire Prediction Tasman Fires Feb 2019
Alan Thompson made this Official Information request to New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited
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From: Alan Thompson
Dear SCION,
Under the provisions of the Official Information Act I request the following information on work undertaken by SCION at the February 2019 Tasman Fires over the period 6th -10th of Feb:
1. For each day, the predicted fire weather data that SCION input into the Prometheous fire growth simulation modelling system and the resulting output (s) from Prometheous.
2. For each of these same days, the output(s) from Prometheous when the recorded fire weather data for the day was subsequently input into Prometheous to test the model and compare “actual” with the “prediction”.
3. In the event the model was not tested as in 2. above, I request that this work be undertaken and the results released to me.
Yours faithfully,
Alan Thompson
From: Lynda Frew
New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited
Dear Alan
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated Thursday 28 November 2019 (below).
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 17 January 2020, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. As you may be aware under the Act working
days is defined to exclude the period 25 December to 15 January (in the
following year).
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.
Your request will be coordinated within Scion by the legal team. If you
have any queries, please feel free to contact me or my colleague Vanessa
Fergusson (copied above).
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.
Regards
Lynda
Lynda Frew
Legal Counsel
Scion
49 Sala Street, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand
DDI +64 7 343 5482 | Reception +64 7 343 5899
My hours of work are Monday and Tuesday 9-5, Wednesday and Thursday 9-1
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-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Thompson <[7][FOI #11757 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 28 November 2019 7:52 PM
To: Reception <[8][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Fire Prediction Tasman Fires Feb
2019
Dear SCION,
Under the provisions of the Official Information Act I request the
following information on work undertaken by SCION at the February 2019
Tasman Fires over the period 6th -10th of Feb:
1. For each day, the predicted fire weather data that SCION input into the
Prometheous fire growth simulation modelling system and the resulting
output (s) from Prometheous.
2. For each of these same days, the output(s) from Prometheous when the
recorded fire weather data for the day was subsequently input into
Prometheous to test the model and compare “actual” with the “prediction”.
3. In the event the model was not tested as in 2. above, I request that
this work be undertaken and the results released to me.
Yours faithfully,
Alan Thompson
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From: Lynda Frew
New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited
Dear Alan
Further to my email dated 2 December 2019, please find attached Scion’s
response to your OIA request.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
Regards
Lynda
Lynda Frew
Legal Counsel
Scion
49 Sala Street, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand
DDI +64 7 343 5482 | Reception +64 7 343 5899
My hours of work are Monday and Tuesday 9-5, Wednesday and Thursday 9-1
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From: Lynda Frew
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 1:43 PM
To: [FYI request #11757 email]
Cc: Vanessa Fergusson ([email address])
<[email address]>
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Fire Prediction Tasman Fires
Feb 2019
Dear Alan
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated Thursday 28 November 2019 (below).
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 17 January 2020, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. As you may be aware under the Act working
days is defined to exclude the period 25 December to 15 January (in the
following year).
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.
Your request will be coordinated within Scion by the legal team. If you
have any queries, please feel free to contact me or my colleague Vanessa
Fergusson (copied above).
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.
Regards
Lynda
Lynda Frew
Legal Counsel
Scion
49 Sala Street, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand
DDI +64 7 343 5482 | Reception +64 7 343 5899
My hours of work are Monday and Tuesday 9-5, Wednesday and Thursday 9-1
[7]Scion logo
[8]Scion Website [9]Twitter [10]LinkedIn [11]YouTube [12]Flickr
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Thompson <[13][FYI request #11757 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 28 November 2019 7:52 PM
To: Reception <[14][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Fire Prediction Tasman Fires Feb
2019
Dear SCION,
Under the provisions of the Official Information Act I request the
following information on work undertaken by SCION at the February 2019
Tasman Fires over the period 6th -10th of Feb:
1. For each day, the predicted fire weather data that SCION input into the
Prometheous fire growth simulation modelling system and the resulting
output (s) from Prometheous.
2. For each of these same days, the output(s) from Prometheous when the
recorded fire weather data for the day was subsequently input into
Prometheous to test the model and compare “actual” with the “prediction”.
3. In the event the model was not tested as in 2. above, I request that
this work be undertaken and the results released to me.
Yours faithfully,
Alan Thompson
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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[15][FYI request #11757 email]
Is [16][SCION request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited? If
so, please contact us using this form:
[17]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[18]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.
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This email and any attachments are intended solely for the addressees
named above. It may contain information which is legally privileged,
confidential or subject to copyright. Any unauthorised review, use,
disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you receive this email in
error, please delete it. As part of Scion’s cyber security policy, Scion’s
IT systems are subject to ongoing monitoring, activity logging and
auditing, and may include 3rd party monitoring on our behalf.
References
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3. https://twitter.com/scion_research
4. https://www.linkedin.com/company/39462
5. https://www.youtube.com/user/ScionResearch
6. https://www.flickr.com/photos/scionnz
8. http://www.scionresearch.com/
9. https://twitter.com/scion_research
10. https://www.linkedin.com/company/39462
11. https://www.youtube.com/user/ScionResearch
12. https://www.flickr.com/photos/scionnz
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