@article {bnh-2913, title = {Disaster landscape attribution: fire surveillance and hazard mapping, data scaling and validation: Annual project report}, number = {172}, year = {2016}, month = {08/2016}, institution = {Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC}, address = {Melbourne}, abstract = {

This project attributes fire landscapes using the latest satellite based thermal earth observation systems for active fire surveillance. 3D remote sensing technologies have been trialed, and Structure from Motion (SfM) and Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) technologies and techniques used to quantify and map changes in the landscape before, and after, a fire event. The project brings together researchers from around the world including RMIT, the German Aerospace Agency DLR, CSIRO, the University of Twente in the Netherlands, Geoscience Australia and the Bureau of Meteorology.

Combining these two aspects of this project allows for remote sensing to become a key tool in mitigating the risk of disaster caused by wildfire. Results demonstrated from the work completed in this project with feedback from project end-users highlight the potential for remote sensing tools to contribute to existing landscape management processes.\ This report provides a background to the project, discusses the key research questions being asked and describes the progress made. Key achievements over the last year are described and linked to research outputs and end user engagement and operations. The report concludes with activities planned for the year ahead and a list of currently integrated project members.

Highlights of 2015-2016 have included:

A workshop attended by local and interstate end users was held in December 2015 resulting in preliminary testing and data collection by end users in Victoria and South Australia. Two field\ days showcasing Fuels3D and seeking end user feedback have been scheduled for two days in July 2016 with participants attending from SA DEWNR, ACT Parks and Wildlife, Vic DELWP, Vic CFA, Parks Victoria and Melbourne Water.

}, issn = {172}, author = {Simon Jones and Karin Reinke and Luke Wallace} }