Wildfire Remote Sensing Applications

Abstract

There is a growing interest in mapping, monitoring, and assessing wildfires' risk, behavior, and environmental impacts. Recent developments in Remote sensing technology and tools facilitate the researcher's job in obtaining spatial information and monitoring land changes and hazards. Moreover, remote sensing technology coupled with geographic information systems permits uncovering the spatial potential, predicting Spatio-temporal change patterns, and supporting sustainable land management. Likewise, Using Remote sensing data and GIS tools in mapping wildfire incidents and their behavior has proven to be highly efficient for land managers and firefighters to control the fire and prevent disastrous consequences. This paper aims to uncover some uses of remote sensing data in assessing forest fire hazards at every phase of the fire management program.