RSAA Colloquia / Seminars / Feast-of-Facts: Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 11:00-12:00; ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre


Marta Yebra

"Remote Sensing for Climate Change Resilient Wildfire Management"

As climate change worsens fire weather and increases the number of areas burned by wildfires worldwide, high-tech solutions are critical to changing how wildfires are battled. Remote sensing technologies provide access to dynamic and real-time information that helps fire managers to better understand the likelihood of a catastrophic bushfire, the whereabouts and intensity of active fires and accurately assess wildfire scale and environmental impacts. This remote sensing-derived information is critical to plan, prepare and respond to future wildfires. In my talk, I will provide an overview of the technological trends including sensor integration, planned satellite earth observing missions and state-of-the-art modelling approaches.