Post-bushfire impact assessment update
Bushfire Surveyor System version 2 launched
The Bushfire Surveyor System (BSS) Version 2 is an app-based platform designed to conduct post-bushfire surveys, including rapid assessments and comprehensive impact assessments.
It supports customising new surveys, managing survey data and operational aspects of the surveys.
The primary purpose of BSS is to enable emergency agencies, researchers, and citizens to easily collect and analyse data for bushfire-impacted areas.
Name change
An image of somewhere in the driver seat of a car, using the BSS app on a mobile phone
In a good news story for user engagement, the team has been prompted by funders, stakeholders and users to enable multi-hazard assessments within the system. This was important for users working across multiple hazards, to ensure a streamlined experience.
The new name will be the ‘Disaster Assessment Surveyor System or DASS’.
So, what is DASS?
DASS is an assessment system designed to support all hazards, not just bushfires. The platform helps government agencies, researchers, and citizens perform post-incident damage and impact assessments. We are building the system to be federally hosted so that agencies do not incur any ‘per device licenses’ costs.
The name will be changed at the completion of NBIC – Stage 2 after June 2025.