| Given the continual and rapid advances in remote sensing technology combined with the focus on fire management by land governmental agencies, there was a clear apparent need to conduct a thorough review of the refereed literature relating to remote sensing methods for fire research across multiple sampling and data platforms. Remotely sensed imagery has been used to develop methods to analyze pre-fire condition, active fire characteristics and post-fire effects; however, the utility of such data is determined by both temporal availability and accurate interpretation at appropriate scales. It is important that the user community understand the techniques, advantages and limitations of the tools that are used to produce the maps on which they base land management decisions.
An earlier deliverable aimed at the wider research community, in the form of a comprehensive review article, was published in 2006 by the International Journal of Wildland Fire. In contrast, this resource, although complimentary to that paper, contains a selection of useful information that allows the readers to use the remote sensing data in an appropriate manner. This includes, a glossary, case studies, and a Landsat data preparation guide.
Link to FINAL Project Report (PDF)
This resource has several sections that can be reached from the links to the left:
Synthesis Links: This includes a glossary of terms associated with the remote sensing of fire and fire effects and a descriptive mini-review of relevant field and RS measures. This material is covered in more depth in the IJWF review paper produced as part of this project.
Case Study Links: This includes manager-relevant walk through examples such as a quick tutorial on how to prepare Landsat data for the analysis of fires and how new remote sensing methods are being applied that are better suited to physically link what is being "seen" by the satellites to what is actually happening on the ground. Also included are links to example papers accepted for publication or published.
Extension Links: This includes video excerpts from a "Manager-Research Roundtable" discussion of what the state of research is in using remote sensing tocharacterize fires and their effects. As part of the project four online courses were proposed and developed:
Science-Based Fuels Management Planning
Assessing Fire Effects and Burn Severity
Fuels Inventory and Mapping
Remote Sensing of Active Fire and Post-fire Effects
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