TOWARDS AUTOMATED FIRE MONITORING FROM SPACE - SEMIAUTOMATED MAPPING OF THE JANUARY 1994 NEW-SOUTH-WALES WILDFIRES USING AVHRR DATA

Authors
Citation
Ajl. Harris, TOWARDS AUTOMATED FIRE MONITORING FROM SPACE - SEMIAUTOMATED MAPPING OF THE JANUARY 1994 NEW-SOUTH-WALES WILDFIRES USING AVHRR DATA, International journal of wildland fire, 6(3), 1996, pp. 107-116
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Forestry
ISSN journal
10498001
Volume
6
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
107 - 116
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-8001(1996)6:3<107:TAFMFS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is capable of pro viding low cost thermal data in which wild-fires can easily be detecte d. Data are available for large areas (similar to 3000 x 6000 km) at-l east 4 times a day, and can be received directly by the user. An autom ated hot-spot detection technique inserted into the data stream could therefore provide timely fire information for wild-fire monitoring. Su ch an automated technique is applied to AVHRR data acquired for the wi ld-fires which burnt extensive areas in New South Wales, Australia, du ring January 1994. The technique allows rapid production of fire maps. These revealed a number of major fires burning mainly within the Nati onal Parks, impacting on settlements and roads. Such a synoptic view o f these fire events would be difficult to obtain using any other means .