Automatic Detection of Forest Fires Using Satellite Images
Abstract
As part of the Finnish IDNDR contribution, a prototype workstation for forest fire fighting was developed. The workstation consists of two parts: a monitoring/detection system and a support system for planning of fire-suppression measures. The monitoring/detection system is almost completely automatic while the support system is highly interactive. Real-time NOAA images are used in the forest fire monitoring/detection system. The meteorological NOAA satellites provide image data of an area 4–6 times a day. The spatial resolution of the AVHRR -(Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) sensor is 1.1 km.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
Fire effects on ecosystems
Fire Detection and Safety Systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Space Informatics for Sustainable Development
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 213–216
- Publication date
- 23 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter