Space-based sensors for extreme fire weather events
Abstract
Catastrophic bushfires are becoming increasingly prevalent as climate change advances. Impacts extend beyond national borders. Multinational efforts can inform new science and management practices. Space-based sensors and integrated data facilities will play an important role. This paper describes a collaborative project between a consortium of Australian universities and NASA Centers to develop and implement a small satellite platform comprising highly integrated thermal and lightning sensors coupled with AI-based edge computing to help predict, detect, and track bushfires, supporting mitigation activities. This will fill an important capability gap since Australia does not currently have any sovereign Earth observation satellites. This program is enabled by and builds on Australia-NASA collaboration and will also support fire science and management activities in the broader global context.
RAS ID
77619
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Date of Publication
1-1-2024
Volume
13146
Funding Information
Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund / Edith Cowan University
School
School of Engineering
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
SPIE
Identifier
Paulo de Souza: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0091-8925
Comments
Pereira, A., Sharples, J., Menk, F., Kruzins, E., Kermode, R., Al-Sarawi, S., Abbott, D., Poulsen, C., Jhabvala, M., Morton, D., Gatlin, P., Quick, M., & de Souza, P. (2024). Space-based sensors for extreme fire weather events. In CubeSats, SmallSats, and Hosted Payloads for Remote Sensing VIII (Proc. SPIE 13146, 1314606). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028577