Forest Fires And Remote Sensing

Calle, A.; Casanova, J. L.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6575-0_19

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“…Furthermore, fire risk factors are both biotic and abiotic [11]. Biotic conditions are aimed at studying the morphological (i.e., fuel biomass load, species composition, height and density) and physiological (i.e., moisture status and chemical properties) characteristics of vegetation, while abiotic indicators are related to the study of external conditions such as topography and meteorological factors on the other hand [11,12].…”

Section: Pre-fire Condition Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Wildfires

Zagalikis

2023

Geographic Information Systems - Data Science Approach

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Wildfires are closely associated with human activities and global climate change, but they also affect human health, safety, and the eco-environment. The ability of understanding wildfire dynamics is important for managing the effects of wildfires on infrastructures and natural environments. Geospatial technologies (remote sensing and GIS) provide a means to study wildfires at multiple temporal and spatial scales using an efficient and quantitative method. This chapter presents an overview of the applications of geospatial technologies in wildfire management. Applications related to pre-fire conditions management (fire hazard mapping, fire risk mapping, fuel mapping), monitoring fire conditions (fire detection, detection of hot-spots, fire thermal parameters, etc.) and post-fire condition management (burnt area mapping, burn severity, soil erosion assessments, post-fire vegetation recovery assessments and monitoring) are discussed. Emphasis is given to the roles of multispectral sensors, lidar and evolving UAV/drone technologies in mapping, processing, combining and monitoring various environmental characteristics related to wildfires. Current and previous researches are presented, and future research trends are discussed. It is wildly accepted that geospatial technologies provide a low-cost, multi-temporal means for conducting local, regional and global-scale wildfire research, and assessments.

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Section: Pre-fire Condition Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%