CARLETON UNIVERSITY

$91,800.00 CAD

≈ 14 months of average Canadian pay
Department
Natural Resources Canada
Program
Wildland Fire Resilience
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2021-2022
Agreement period
August 6, 2021 – March 31, 2022
Reference
nrcan-rncan:115-2021-2022-Q2-11058

Published purpose

The objective of this project is to build on the results of the pilot project by investigating a larger number of fires and longer time series. The Proponent will additionally incorporate trends in vegetation conditions (i.e., phenology) through multi-spectral imagery and investigate machine-learning techniques for prediction of fire susceptibility. It is expected that a methodology to use space-based remote sensing will be operationalized that enables the near-real time monitoring of conditions in peatlands and prediction of susceptibility to wildfire, enabling fire management agencies to identify severe conditions sooner, enhancing the safety and security of Canadians.

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