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Sierra de San Pedro Martir

9 July 2004

9 Sept. 2003

17 Sept. 2002

18 Sept. 2001

   
 

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Piper Navajo remote sensing aircraft

Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction

Forest Mapping:

Sierra de San Pedro Martir, Baja California Norte
9-10 September 2003


As viewed by the FireMapper™ system
in reflected red, near-InfraRed and thermal-InfraRed light

Images were collected from the PSW Airborne Sciences Aircraft

Location Map:

Shaded relief map of the southern Sierra San Pedro Martir. North is at the top.

The colored strips show the southern portion of 3 of the transects flown during this mission.



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Image 1:

A mosaic of images from the transects shown above. Full-resolution image is 4 meters/pixel.

 

 


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Image 2:

A mosaic of 111 images north of the area shown above. Full-resolution image is 1.5 meters/pixel.

 


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Image 3:

A mosaic of 30 images from the transects shown above.

 


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Image 4:

A closer view of the center portion of the above mosaic. Dead and dying trees are clearly visible in shades of yellow.

 


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Image 5:

Perspective view from the south of the northern section.


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Links


Archives of past fires: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001


Forest mapping: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001


FireMapper™ Specifications: Instrument

FireMapper™ References: Publications

FireMapper™ Tools- image analysis software: ftp downloads page

For Further Information: contact Dr. Philip J. Riggan

 

FireMapper™ has been developed through a Research Joint Venture with Space Instruments, Inc., and support from the National Fire Plan, Forest Service International Programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Joint Fire Sciences Program, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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