A new version of the web-based “Fires – Kosmosnimki” (fires.kosmosnimki.ru) service of fire monitoring from satellites is open in Russia. One of the new features is the addition of the analytic add-on over the basic algorithm of “hot spots” detection. This enables to combine separate sites of probable fire blazes into areal fires and to automatically detect their probable boundaries. Daily operational satellite-based fire situation monitoring in Russia has been carried out by ScanEx RDC. Thermal anomalies are detected using images in infra-red band of the MODIS camera of Terra and Aqua satellites. Based on detailed imagery data of SPOT 4/5 satellites burnt areas are analyzed and fire damage is assessed. Satellite data, as well as the auxiliary information about fire situation in Russia is updated daily at the now advanced SFMS service “Kosmosnimki – Fires”. Read More
