Understanding fire in the Australian landscape

 

This special webinar was developed to explore the very topical issue of fire in the Australian landscape. It looks at how earth observation and remote sensing can be used to understand fire severity and extent, and EO and remote sensing's important role in fire management.

Host: Dr Andrew Edwards, Centre for Bushfire Research, Flinders University.

Presenters:

  • Dr Andrew Edwards

    • introduction and data sets available for research.

  • Dr Marta Yebra, Australian National University

    • Remote Sensing Contributions to Bushfire Science and Management.

  • Phil McKenna, University of Queensland (UQ)

    • Planet, Drone and dNDVI/dNBR Fire Severity Mapping.

  • Dr Leo Hardtke, Qld Department of Environment and Science & UQ

    • Operational Fire Extent Mapping with Sentinel-2.

Slide presentation