Sentinel:DynamicFire LocationMapping

Near- Real Time Near- Real Time Emergency MappingEmergency Mapping

Environmental Remote Sensing Group

CSIRO Land and Water

Defence Imagery& Geospatial Organisation

‘Sentinel’

Satellite Mapping of Fire Hotspots

CollaboratorsCollaborators

FundingDefence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO)

ImageryGeoscience Australia (GA)

ImplementationCSIRO• Using NASA and University of Maryland algorithms• Based on GeoMAC fire site hosted by the USGS.

DIGO’s needsDIGO’s needs

Support Defence personneldeployed in civil emergencies

Continental solution

Identified MODIS data as a possible solution

Key RequirementsKey Requirements

All Australia Hotspot Mapping by December 2002

Satellite to Website in One hour.

MODIS sensor selected for it’s dynamic range it’s revisit frequency Terra and Aqua platforms

Key RequirementsKey Requirements

Background imagery

for context underneath the ‘hotspots’ by 6 am AEST (18:00 UTC).

Maps with fire locations delivered as

electronic graphic images (web map interface) faxable B/W map products email data distribution.

““SENTINEL” ProjectSENTINEL” ProjectDaily Hotspot Detection Daily Hotspot Detection

ExampleExample

January 1 – 24 ‘02

Dec. 26 – Jan. 10

Sequential days in

different colours

ASTERASTER

Launched December 18,1999

MODISMODIS

CERESCERESMISRMISR

MOPITTMOPITT

Terra SatelliteTerra Satellite

NASA, Terra & Aqua• launches 1999, 2002• 705 km polar orbits, descending

(10:30 a.m.) & ascending (1:30 p.m.)

Sensor Characteristics• 36 spectral bands ranging from 0.41

to 14.385 µm• cross-track scan mirror with 2330

km swath width• Spatial resolutions:

250 m (bands 1 - 2)

500 m (bands 3 - 7)

1000 m (bands 8 – 36)

• 2% reflectance calibration accuracy• onboard solar diffuser & solar

diffuser stability monitor

MODerate-resolution MODerate-resolution Imaging Imaging

Spectroradiometer Spectroradiometer (MODIS)(MODIS)

http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/

MODIS Synoptic CoverageMODIS Synoptic CoverageJune 24, 2002June 24, 2002

(images courtesy of the NASA MODIS Science Team)

Aqua image three hours laterTerra image

Other Natural Events that Other Natural Events that requirerequire

sub-daily Monitoring & Trackingsub-daily Monitoring & Tracking

Dust Cloud

October 23, 2002

10:05 am

(Terra)

1:35 pm

(Aqua)

Other Natural Events that Other Natural Events that Require Daily Monitoring & Require Daily Monitoring &

TrackingTracking

Typhoon Silaku off Japan

Sept. 4/2002Phytoplankton Blooms

Gulf of St. Vincent, Feb. 19, 2002

ImplementationImplementation

Peter Dyce & Alan Marks

CSIRO Land and Water

Hotspot Locations are generated by combininginformation from several MODIS bands.

HOTSPOT DETECTION

ACRES Data Acquisition Facility

Alice Springs

Image Processing:• Conversion of signal to imagery• Geolocation.• Calibration.• Fire Product Processing• Fire Location point extraction

HOTSPOTLinux server

Image ReceptionImage receivedby X-Band Receiver

Data Transferredas a text file to Canberravia secure copy protocol

INFRASTRUCTURE…

Canberra

SDE-buGIS database

Incorporation into GIS• Data reformatted• Imported into Geodatabase• Database processes queries from the Map Server and data returned.

IMS-buMap Server

Map Making• Map Server receives requests from Web Server• Queries made• GIS Layers and Imagery combined to generate maps which are sent to the Web Server

Web Server

Web Map Serving• Web Server receives requests from clients (user browsers)• Requests Passed to the Map server• Maps served to the clients

INFRASTRUCTURE…

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Hotspotdatafile

Hotspot data map layer

Geographic Data provides context.

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PRODUCTS…

Internet Internet

Canberra

Internet Dissemination

The SENTINEL Bushfire The SENTINEL Bushfire WebsiteWebsite

www.sentinel.csiro.au

Web Maps are Dynamic.• Fire Locations are displayed in relation to other Geographic data• Maps are rendered and displayed on according to user interaction• Contextual layers can be added or removed.• Maps can be panned and zoomed.• Maps Layers are scale sensitive providing more information at large scales without cluttering the display at small scales.

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Future Earth Observing Future Earth Observing System ConceptSystem Concept

SENTINEL AUSTRALIA

FireMap LandCam CoastCam RiverCam

Linkages: :•DIGO•EMA•RFS

•E-Australia FP•HC-FP•NRM Landcare•Rainforest CRC

•‘Wealth from Oceans’•Coastal Managers•HC-FP•Fisheries/Aquaculture•Rainforest-Reef Joint Bid

•MDBC•NRM Boards

SugarCam

•QSL•Canegrowers, Mills

ReefCam

•GBMPA/AIMS

Delivery System:

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