Concept

The Automatic Burn Scar Mapping service provides during the summer fire season daily products regarding burn scars mapping at medium-resolution for burnt areas larger than 48ha. The maps are an important information source for a fast damage assessment at National/Regional level. The product gives a clear and objective overview of the situation on the territory, valuable information in case of a great number of fires of medium/large size.

The processing chain is completely automatic therefore the product quality does not depend on image interpretation by expert operators.

Expected benefits

This service allows a fast, global and cost-effective estimate of damage and lost natural resources. These information are very helpful for forestry services for validating human reports, to elaborate the plantation campaigns, to perform statistical analysis over long periods of time. The product is useful in the following crisis phases:

• During crisis phase : it provides fast information on the extent of fires and support the damage assessment during the fire season.
• In prevention phase : it helps to update area at risks for fires and prepare the next fires campaigns, regarding the refinement of rescue plans.

Automatic Burn Scars Mapping Main technical features of the products

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