The wildfires theme will focus on leveraging Copernicus Sentinel data for wildfire assessment and preparedness in the LAC region.
Services will provide insights on burned area, fire danger, and fire recovery mapping, among other topics. The corresponding use cases will be tailored according to the specific needs of the geographic area of application.
The project portfolio includes pre-operational applications, or use cases, of the developed services in selected areas throughout the LAC region for the purpose of demonstrating and testing their capabilities and potential.
Use Case 6: Wildfires: Mapping events, danger, and recovery
Areas of application: Colombia and Central America
Comprehensive monitoring of forest fires, covering all stages of the disaster risk management cycle.
The services applied are Fire Danger Mapping, Burned Area Mapping, and Fire Recovery Mapping.
