πŸ’§πŸŒ Greg CocksMay 15, 2025
LANDSAT At Work – Satellites Help Extinguish Wildfire Risk
--
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/news/landsat-work-satellites-help-extinguish-wildfire-risk <-- shared technical article
--
https://www.landfire.gov/ <-- shared LandFire project page
--
#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #LANDFIRE #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #risk #hazard #fire #wildfire #mitigation #planning #management #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #economics #cost #weather #population #extremeweather #naturalhazard #landsat #next #satellite #NationalLandImaging #NLI #LandsatNext
@USGS @USDA @USFS @DOI @EROS
Landsat at Work: Satellites Help Extinguish Wildfire Risk

β€œHow much money did that save our community by making these investments?” said Keith Brooks, general manager of the Douglas Electric Cooperative. β€œIt’s hard to quantify the fire that never happens.” 

USGS