@article {bnh-5430,
	title = {Mapping Bushfire Hazard and Impacts Annual Report 2017-2018},
	number = {462},
	year = {2019},
	month = {03/2019},
	institution = {Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC},
	address = {Melbourne},
	abstract = {<div>Understanding and predicting fire behaviour is a priority for fire services, land managers and sometimes individual businesses and residents. This is an\&nbsp;enormous scientific challenge given bushfires are complex phenomena, with\&nbsp;their behaviour and resultant severity driven\&nbsp;by\&nbsp;complicated interactions\&nbsp;among living and dead vegetation, topography and weather conditions.\&nbsp;A good understanding of fire risk across the landscape is critical in preparing\&nbsp;and responding to bushfire events and managing fire regimes, and remote\&nbsp;sensing data will enhance this understanding. However, the vast array of spatial\&nbsp;data sources available is not being used ve\&nbsp;ry effectively in fire management.\&nbsp;This project uses remote sensing observations\&nbsp;to\&nbsp;produce spatial information on\&nbsp;fire hazard and impacts needed by planners, land managers and emergency\&nbsp;services\&nbsp;to effectively manage fire at landscape scales. The group works\&nbsp;closely with ACT Parks and Conservation Service and agencies beyond the\&nbsp;ACT to better understand their procedures and information needs, comparing\&nbsp;these with the spatial data and mapping methods that are readily available,\&nbsp;and developing the next generation of mapping technologies to help them\&nbsp;prepare and respond to bushfires.</div>},
	keywords = {Bushfire, fire impacts, hazards, mapping fire},
	author = {Marta Yebra and Albert van Dijk and Geoffrey J. Cary}
}
