Evolving forest fire burn severity classification algorithms for multispectral imagery

Steven P. Brumby; Neal R. Harvey; Jeffrey J. Bloch; James P. Theiler; Simon J. Perkins; Aaron Cody Young; John J. Szymanski

doi:10.1117/12.437013

20 August 2001 Evolving forest fire burn severity classification algorithms for multispectral imagery

Steven P. Brumby, Neal R. Harvey, Jeffrey J. Bloch, James P. Theiler, Simon J. Perkins, Aaron Cody Young, John J. Szymanski

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Proceedings Volume 4381, Algorithms for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery VII; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.437013
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, 2001, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Between May 6 and May 18, 2000, the Cerro Grande/Los Alamos wildfire burned approximately 43,000 acres (17,500 ha) and 235 residences in the town of Los Alamos, NM. Initial estimates of forest damage included 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) of 70-100% tree mortality. Restoration efforts following the fire were complicated by the large scale of the fire, and by the presence of extensive natural and man-made hazards. These conditions forced a reliance on remote sensing techniques for mapping and classifying the burn region. During and after the fire, remote-sensing data was acquired from a variety of aircraft-based and satellite-based sensors, including Landsat 7. We now report on the application of a machine learning technique, implemented in a software package called GENIE, to the classification of forest fire burn severity using Landsat 7 ETM+ multispectral imagery. The details of this automatic classification are compared to the manually produced burn classification, which was derived from field observations and manual interpretation of high-resolution aerial color/infrared photography.

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Steven P. Brumby, Neal R. Harvey, Jeffrey J. Bloch, James P. Theiler, Simon J. Perkins, Aaron Cody Young, and John J. Szymanski "Evolving forest fire burn severity classification algorithms for multispectral imagery", Proc. SPIE 4381, Algorithms for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery VII, (20 August 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.437013

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