遥感在森林火点识别中的应用

在分析MODIS火灾检测通道的基础上,结合图像信息增强处理法、阈值法等多种火点识别处理算法,设计出了一套通过对遥感影像中红外通道的亮度、温度值进行阈值处理的森林火点识别流程,辅以一系列识别和修正方法,能有效地排除各种干扰,识别出火点。实验表明,该方法的识别率在60％以上。     

基于MODIS数据的火灾预警方法实现

MODIS传感器从设计上考虑了火灾的监测,并为现有传感器的火灾监测系统提供独特的性能。在分析MODIS的火灾检测的通道的特性的基础上,设计了火灾预警检测系统。其主要原理是通过对红外通道的亮度温度值进行阂值处理,提取火点。     

卫星遥感火点监测应用和研究进展

卫星遥感在自然灾害管理和应对中发挥了越来越多的作用。火点遥感在火灾频发的时候也被寄予厚望。梳理了火山、环境、气候、火灾等方面对火点遥感的需求,中国火灾监测的行业用户对时空分辨率需求迫切程度不同;概述了用于火点遥感监测的卫星数据源特点,光谱维度上以热红外敏感波段最重要,卫星轨道特点也是影响火点遥感监测能力重要因素;在分析火点遥感物理原理和方法的基础上,综述了当前火点遥感方法的研究进展及优缺点。按照火灾发生的灾前、灾中、灾后3个阶段,分别讨论了当前火点遥感提供信息支撑的能力。火点遥感用于发现火灾仍需要与地面监测等手段联合使用。     

MODIS数据在林火监测中的应用研究

提出了MODIS在林火监测中的应用方法，其核心是利用MODIS热红外波段亮度温度阈值与植被指数相结合进行火点识别。对中、蒙、俄三国交界地区进行实例应用，结果表明，该方法能有效检测火点，减小由裸土、水体和云引起的误判。     

FY-3D/MERSI-II全球火点监测产品及其应用

FY-3D/MERSI-II全球火点监测产品主要包括全球范围内的火点位置、亚像元火点面积和火点强度等信息,可用于实时监测全球范围的森林草原火灾、秸秆焚烧等生物质燃烧状况。火点判识算法主要根据中红外通道对高温热源的敏感特性,即含有火点的中红外通道像元辐亮度和亮温较远红外通道的辐亮度和亮温偏高,同时较周边非火点的中红外像元偏高,建立合适的阈值可探测含有火点的像元。亚像元火点面积估算主要使用中红外单通道估算,根据亚像元火点面积估算结果对火点强度进行分级,不同的级别表示不同程度的火点辐射强度。基于全球火点自动判识结果,每日生成0.01°分辨率的卫星遥感日全球火点产品,每月生产0.25°×0.25°格点的全球月火点密度图。在利用FY-3D/MERSI-II火点产品开展的全球火点监测应用中,对多起全球重大野火事件进行了监测,为防灾减灾、全球气候变化研究、生态环境保护等方面提供卫星遥感信息支持。     

利用MODIS识别草原火灾迹地方法的研究

中国是草原火灾频繁国家,草原火灾对牧场和牲畜生产造成了严重的破坏。MODIS每天可以获得36个通道的卫星数据,为草原火灾迹地研究提供了新的数据源。通过实验研究,根据火灾迹地在MODIS短波红外波段的光谱特征,提出了GEMI-B指数以突出火灾迹地的特征,并进一步提出了基于GEMI-B指数且适用于火灾迹地面积提取的时间序列数据合成方法。同时发展了一种自动提取草原区域火灾迹地的方法,利用火点作为初始种子点,采用种子点扩散算法在时间序列合成数据的GEMI-B指数图像上实现火灾迹地自动提取。     

利用改进型MODIS火点探测算法实现河北省秸秆焚烧火点识别

为准确地了解河北省秸秆焚烧火点的空间分布,为秸秆焚烧监测的实现、禁烧工作的开展、环境质量改善提供支持.基于MODIS L1B数据、MODIS标准火点产品MOD14、全国秸秆焚烧火点日报数据为基础,采用改进型MODIS火灾探测算法,并通过IDL语言实现,得到秸秆焚烧火点空间分布信息,并进行空间与定量精度分析.研究表明:火点大部分位于河北省南部的一些地区,其中尤以邢台、石家庄、邯郸火点数量最为突出;该算法运算速度快,获取的秸秆焚烧火点数据具有一定检测精度和可靠性,对秸秆焚烧的监测具有一定的实用价值.     

基于多源遥感数据的森林火灾应急监测

针对目前森林火灾应急救援工作中火情监测手段单一、实时性、全面性不够的问题。本文总结了一种基于多源遥感监测数据的复杂地形森林火灾应急监测工作方法,解决了宏观尺度下森林火灾应急监测不够实时和全面的问题。研究结果表明：(1)空天地联合监测的火情信息获取方法具有全面、机动性和实时性等优势,可有效辅助于森林火灾现场指挥救援工作;(2)以吉林一号和高分一号为主的国产卫星载荷下的光学监测和夜光遥感监测可对火灾区域进行宏观尺度的持续观测;(3)无人机载荷的热红外探测和激光测距传感器可以实时获取夜间和小范围区域内的火点信息,助力火灾打早打小。本文研究成果可为森林火灾应急指挥部在火场地形地貌分析、救援力量部署、火灾实时追踪监测和灾后复燃隐患防控等工作提供科学决策支撑。     

基于遥感数据的森林火灾监测研究概述

研究和总结了遥感数据在森林火灾监测中的应用,研究对象主要是NOAA和MODIS,内容包括遥感监测火灾的原理、基于2种数据的森林火灾监测算法以及目前的研究现状。最终得出结论:MODIS数据在林火监测的准确率和定位精度等方面较NOAA卫星有较大的提高,动态监测具有较好的应用前景。     

MODIS数据自适应火点检测的改进算法

在MODIS火点检测算法基础上提出一种自适应火点检测的改进算法,并对改进算法进行的构建详细描述.改进的算法按照直方图统计来选择进行非火点排除的中红外通道亮温阈值,利用背景像素相对增温法判断疑似火点,提高了火点的识别能力.另外改进算法对云覆盖下的火点也有一定的识别能力.选择中国小火点发生频繁的广东地区进行改进算法的检验,结果表明火点检测效果理想.     

An Agent-Based Approach for Regional Forest Fire Detection Using MODIS Data: A Preliminary Study in Iran

Detecting fires, which are at their early stages is the first component of effective fire fighting. To date, several algorithms have been proposed to detect fire spots using remote sensing data. Nevertheless, in order to be able to accurately detect small and cool fires, which are very important at the regional scale, most of these algorithms need to be adjusted and improved. In this paper, an agent-based algorithm is presented for regional forest fire detection using bi-temporal MODIS data. The algorithm is designed to be so self-adaptive and consistent that it could be applied to the different pairs of consecutive images taken by the same satellite platform and at the same daytime. The results clearly show that compared with the MODIS contextual algorithm (version 4), the proposed method is more sensitive to small and cool forest fires in Iran.     

Multi-year MODIS active fire type classification over the Brazilian Tropical Moist Forest Biome

ABSTRACT

The Brazilian Tropical Moist Forest Biome (BTMFB) spans almost 4 million km² and is subject to extensive annual fires that have been categorized into deforestation, maintenance, and forest fire types. Information on fire types is important as they have different atmospheric emissions and ecological impacts. A supervised classification methodology is presented to classify the fire type of MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) active fire detections using training data defined by consideration of Brazilian government forest monitoring program annual land cover maps, and using predictor variables concerned with fuel flammability, fuel load, fire behavior, fire seasonality, fire annual frequency, proximity to surface transportation, and local temperature. The fire seasonality, local temperature, and fuel flammability were the most influential on the classification. Classified fire type results for all 1.6 million MODIS Terra and Aqua BTMFB active fire detections over eight years (2003–2010) are presented with an overall fire type classification accuracy of 90.9% (kappa 0.824). The fire type user’s and producer’s classification accuracies were respectively 92.4% and 94.4% (maintenance fires), 88.4% and 87.5% (forest fires), and, 88.7% and 75.0% (deforestation fires). The spatial and temporal distribution of the classified fire types are presented and are similar to patterns reported in the available recent literature.     

Predictive fire occurrence modelling to improve burned area estimation at a regional scale: A case study in East Caprivi,Namibia

Fires threaten human lives, property and natural resources in Southern African savannas. Due to warming climate, fire occurrence may increase and fires become more intense. It is crucial, therefore, to understand the complexity of spatiotemporal and probabilistic characteristics of fires. This study scrutinizes spatiotemporal characteristics of fires and the role played by abiotic, biotic and anthropogenic factors for fire probability modelling in a semiarid Southern African savanna environment. The MODIS fire products: fire hot spots (MOD14A2 and MYD14A2) and burned area product MODIS (MCD45A1), and GIS derived data were used in analysis. Fire hot spots occurrence was first analysed, and spatial autocorrelation for fires investigated, using Moran's I correlograms. Fire probability models were created using generalized linear models (GLMs). Separate models were produced for abiotic, biotic, anthropogenic and combined factors and an autocovariate variable was tested for model improvement. The hierarchical partitioning method was used to determine independent effects of explanatory variables. The discriminating ability of models was evaluated using area under the curve (AUC) from the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) plot. The results showed that 19.2–24.4% of East Caprivi burned when detected using MODIS hot spots fire data and these fires were strongly spatially autocorrelated. Therefore, the autocovariate variable significantly improved fire probability models when added to them. For autologistic models, i.e. models accounting for spatial autocorrelation, discrimination was good to excellent (AUC 0.858–0.942). For models not counting spatial autocorrelation, prediction success was poor to moderate (AUC 0.542–0.745). The results of this study clearly showed that spatial autocorrelation has to be taken in to account in the fire probability model building process when using remotely sensed and GIS derived data. This study also showed that fire probability models accounting for spatial autocorrelation proved to be superior in regional scale burned area estimation when compared with MODIS burned area product (MCD45A1).     

Sensitivity of the MODIS fire detection algorithm (MOD14) in the savanna region of the Northern Territory,Australia

Fire detection using satellites is an important source of information for fire management, ecological studies and emission estimates. However, little is known about the minimum sizes of fires that are being detected. This paper presents an approach using fire radiative power estimated from MODIS satellite data to determine the detection threshold for fire-prone savannas in Northern Australia. The results indicate that fires with an active flaming area 100–300 m² can be detected in the study region. It is also shown that the algorithm is slightly more sensitive at night. As expected the detection threshold shows strong view angle dependence. While this study has been undertaken in the savannas of Northern Australia, the results should be transferable to other savanna regions worldwide and other areas where fires are not obscured by a dense tree canopy.     

Intercomparison of Himawari-8 AHI-FSA with MODIS and VIIRS active fire products

ABSTRACT

The AHI-FSA (Advanced Himawari Imager - Fire Surveillance Algorithm) is a recently developed algorithm designed to support wildfire surveillance and mapping using the geostationary Himawari-8 satellite. At present, the AHI-FSA algorithm has only been tested on a number of case study fires in Western Australia. Initial results demonstrate potential as a wildfire surveillance algorithm providing high frequency (every 10 minutes), multi-resolution fire-line detections. This paper intercompares AHI-FSA across the Northern Territory of Australia (1.4 million km²) over a ten-day period with the well-established fire products from LEO (Low Earth Orbiting) satellites: MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) and VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite). This paper also discusses the difficulties and solutions when comparing high temporal frequency fire products with existing low temporal resolution LEO satellite products. The results indicate that the multi-resolution approach developed for AHI-FSA is successful in mapping fire activity at 500?m. When compared to the MODIS, daily AHI-FSA omission error was only 7%. High temporal frequency data also results in AHI-FSA observing fires, at times, three hours before the MODIS overpass with much-enhanced detail on fire movement.     

Remote sensing-based assessment of veld fire trends in multiple interwoven land tenure systems in Zimbabwe

The study used Landsat imagery, MODIS fire data and in situ meteorological data to determine emerging fire trends in interwoven multiple tenure systems in Zimbabwe. Remote sensing enabled fire trends to be determined across terrain and official records barriers. The number of fires and area burnt increased from 2001 up to 2009 then fluctuated across tenure systems. Fire events rose from 9 to 80 per year in some of the tenure systems. Complex relationships among number of fires, area burnt and weather variables within and across tenure systems were identified. The fire situation was responsive to intervention; the positive fire trends were reversed from 2009 onwards. Projected trends show that fire events could be reduced to negative values in three systems, while in two they could double by 2026. The veld fire problem could be eliminated if a holistic approach is adopted to tackle it across sectoral and land tenure divides.     

近实时中高空间分辨率森林火灾监测系统展望

森林火灾是最为常见的灾害之一,严重危及人类生命安全。及时准确监测森林火灾的发生及火场状况,对应对火灾及减少损失至关重要。当前,森林火灾卫星遥感监测主要以低空间分辨率的卫星遥感为主,空间分辨率过低导致无法探测规模较小火灾及掌握详细火场态势。针对这一问题,结合近些年中高空间分辨率卫星观测、共享及处理能力的发展,本文从森林火灾卫星遥感监测的基本原理、当前可用中高空间分辨率卫星数据及其特点、中高分辨率森林着火区监测算法,以及数据共享与云端存储与计算等4个技术环节,对森林火灾中高分辨率卫星遥感监测当前研究现状与存在问题进行了总结,阐述了近实时中高空间分辨率森林火灾监测系统的可行性。近实时中高空间分辨率森林火灾监测系统可对已有低空间分辨率森林火灾监测体系形成重要补充,依托其空间分辨率的优势有助于及早、准确发现小规模火情,进而为森林火灾的防治与管理提供更好支撑。     

A stochastic model for active fire detection using the thermal bands of MODIS data

Active fire detection using satellite thermal sensors usually involves thresholding the detected brightness temperature in several bands. Most frequently used features for fire detection are the brightness temperature in the 4-/spl mu/m wavelength band (T/sub 4/) and the brightness temperature difference between 4- and 11-/spl mu/m bands (/spl Delta/T=T/sub 4/-T/sub 11/). In this letter, the task of active fire detection is examined in the context of a stochastic model for target detection. The proposed fire detection method consists of applying a decorrelation transform in the (T/sub 4/,/spl Delta/T) space. Probability density functions for the fire and background pixels are then computed in the transformed variable space using simulated Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) thermal data under different atmospheric humidity conditions and for cases of flaming and smoldering fires. The Pareto curve for each detection case is constructed. Optimal thresholds are derived by minimizing a cost function, which is a weighted sum of the omission and commission errors. The method has also been tested on a MODIS reference dataset validated using high-resolution SPOT images. The results show that the detection errors are comparable with the expected values, and the proposed method performs slightly better than the standard MODIS absolute detection method in terms of the lower cost function.