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GlobScar
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ATSR Global Burned Forest Mapping

Development of a processing chain for the production of monthly incremental global maps showing newly burnt surfaces and pilot demonstration on Year 2000.
Project Reference

Name

GlobScar

Title
ATSR Global Burned Forest Mapping

Programme
DUP 1 (Data User Programme - Phase 1)

Theme
Global & Climate Change

Cost
100 - 200 K

Type
Small Scale Service Demonstration

Application
Forest Fire
Forestry
Global Change
Land Use - Land Use Change

Status
completed in 2002

Satellites
ERS

Sensors
ATSR
 
Project Description

Objectives
Due to the environmental consequences of vegetation fires on a global scale (atmospheric emissions, greenhouse effect), regular maps of burned surfaces at a global scale are required by the scientific community. The CEOS pilot project Global Observation of Forest Cover (GOFC) has in particular requested the production of 1km resolution global area burnt products using the ATSR-2 instrument on board the ERS-2 satellite.

The objective of the GlobScar project was to demonstrate the feasibility of a processing, production and distribution chain of a global burn scar products on a regular basis and within a timely framework, based on ATSR-data. As a demonstration, one year (2000) of ATSR-products will be processed and validated.


Results

GLOBSCAR Final Report Open file
 
Project Consortium

Companies
VITO : Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) - Remote Sensing and Earth Observation Processes (TAP), Belgium (Prime contractor)
 
User Partnership

Users
GOFC : Global Observation of Forest Cover, International
 
Contact Points

Project Manager
Freddy Fierens
VITO TAP
Boeretang 200
B-2400 Mol
BELGIUM
Tel: +32 14 33 68 13
Fax: +32 14 32 27 95
E-mail: freddy.fierens@vito.be

Technical Officer
Olivier Arino
European Space Agency - ESRIN D/EOP-SEP
Via Galileo Galilei
00044 FRASCATI
ITALY
Tel: +39 06-941.80564
Fax: +39 06-941.80552
E-mail: olivier.arino@esa.int