Lead end user
Over six years, the project used cutting-edge technology to produce near-real-time spatial information on fuel condition, fire hazard and impact to support a wide range of fire risk management and response activities such as hazard reduction burning and pre-positioning firefighting resources and, in the longer term, the new Australian Fire Danger Rating System. Based on the research findings, the researchers have produced the Australian Flammability Monitoring System, an interactive map of immediate fire danger associated with landscape dryness, which uses satellites to collect information about moisture content in trees, shrubs and grass, and assists with prescribed burning efforts and assessment of firefighting resources.
Resources credited
Type | Released | Title | Download | Key Topics |
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Presentation-Audio-Video | 02 Aug 2017 | Panel: Getting value from research investment - Showcase 2017 | emergency management, optimisation, resilience | |
Presentation-Audio-Video | 05 Sep 2017 | Research Forum - AFAC17 | Save (0 bytes) | communication, emergency management, multi-hazard |
Presentation-Audio-Video | 05 Sep 2017 | AFAC17 - Continuing the conversation: Collaboration | Save (0 bytes) | communication, emergency management, multi-hazard |