Remote Sensing for Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Recovery of Fires

Dear Colleagues,

Remote sensing, utilizing sensors on satellites, aircraft or UAVs, is crucial for wildfire risk assessment, monitoring and recovery. It enables rapid active fire detection, timely mapping and tracking of burned areas and environmental impact assessment at various scales. Recent advancements in remote sensing technology have further enhanced its capabilities in the field of fire risk assessment, monitoring and recovery. Multi-source sensors, such as optical, thermal, radar and LiDAR, have made it possible to map forest structure, fuel type and arrangement, fire characteristics, etc. Additionally, artificial intelligence algorithms can learn high-level features from multi-source data and significantly improve the accuracy and efficiency of wildfire detection, mapping and recovery modelling.

We welcome research contributions that explore novel methods in remote sensing for risk assessment, monitoring and recovery of fires. We look forward to receiving journal manuscripts that focus on leveraging remote sensing data and artificial intelligence technologies to help analyze the impact of wildfires and advance the state-of-the-art research in this critical field. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Utilizing remote sensing data for early fire detection and risk assessment;
• Monitoring fire spread and behavior using satellites, aircraft or UAVs;
• Assessing post-fire damage and recovery efforts through remote sensing techniques;
• Integrating remote sensing with other technologies for comprehensive fire management;
• Developing new algorithms and methods for processing and analyzing remote sensing data related to fires.

Dr. Xikun Hu
Dr. Ioannis Gitas
Dr. Puzhao Zhang
Guest Editors

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