Forest Fire Monitoring Using Remotely Sensed Imagery

Dear Colleagues,

Forest fires pose a growing global threat, affecting forest productivity and endangering communities living in close proximity to forests. The fire impacts can be substantial in affecting forest productivity and the resources within, including water, fish and wildlife, biodiversity, recreation, timber resources, and others. The Landsat program has provided continuous remote sensing imagery from space for over 50 years. A number of other aerial- and space-based sensors have appeared during this time and have been applied for various wildfire observation studies.

This Special Issue focuses on the innovative use of remotely sensed imagery acquired by air- and space-based sensors and platforms for forest fire monitoring. Topics may include assessing fire fuels, severity, impacts on forest resources, operational response, and recovery at various scales. Topics may also involve sensor and platform functionality and comparison studies. Sensor fusion investigations that combine multiple sensor types are particularly encouraged.

Articles may address, but are not limited, to the following topics related to forest fire:

• Water and hydrology impacts
• Fish and wildlife influences
• Fuel analysis
• Real-time assistance to fire operations
• Timber productivity
• Restoration
• Human threats
• Sensor and platform selection
• Sensor fusion
• Sensor function comparisons
• Machine learning techniques for image analysis

Dr. Michael Wing
Guest Editor

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