Firefinder

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire_detection_device
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Osborne Fire Finder
gptkbp:category gptkb:personal_protective_equipment
gptkbp:component gptkb:topographic_map
alidade
sighting device
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:US_Forest_Service
gptkbp:function determining azimuth to smoke
estimating fire location coordinates
gptkbp:introducedIn early 20th century
gptkbp:location fire lookout towers
gptkbp:material brass
aluminum
gptkbp:namedAfter William B. Osborne
gptkbp:status still in use
gptkbp:usedBy fire lookouts
gptkbp:usedFor locating wildfires
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fire_lookout
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Firefinder