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Developer Test Data Set
A developer test data set consisting of 486 different fgm files was completed to allow the software engineer to test data input/output for all new releases of the Prometheus program. Each fgm file in the developer test data set represents a different fire environment with unique slope, aspect and wind direction variables. Each fire environment input/output were validated using independent models.
The Canadian Forest Service also provided 20 test I/O for their CFFDRS FBP code. These I/O
were used to validate the FBP Calculator output in Prometheus.
The developer test data set consists of the following:
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Six slope classes (0, 3, 15, 20, 30, and 45 per cent). They are divided into 2 categories
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0, 3, 45
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compulsory
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15, 20, 30
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random draw
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Nine aspect classes (0, 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, 315 and 360 degrees). They are divided into 3 categories:
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0
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compulsory
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90, 180, 270, 360
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random draw
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45, 135, 225, 315
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random draw
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Nine wind directions (0, 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, 315 and 360 degrees). They are divided into 3 categories:
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compulsory
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90, 180, 270, 360 |
random draw
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45, 135, 225, 315 |
random draw
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A sample selection program was written to generate different sets of 36 combinations based on the compulsory and random draws from each category. Each program release is then tested against a different subset of 36 different fire environment combinations. The following is an example of one of the generated subsets:
The developer test data set is an internal product used by the Project Steering Committee to ensure a standard and accurate output is consistently produced by the Prometheus model.
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