Session: FW-1
Estimation of Fuel Characteristics / Fuel Moisture Mapping
Time
11:00 - 12:20 on
Tuesday, 20th of June 2017
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11:00
Integration of multispectral and ancillary Data for mapping Seriphium Plumosum in a Mountainous Terrain using Ensemble Algorithms
Samuel Adewale Adelabu (University of The Free State), Cynthia Mokunbung (University of The Free State), Kabir Peerbhay (3. Institute of Commercial Forestry Research, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa), Elhadi Adam (University of the Witwatersrand)
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11:20
Fuel load mapping in Savannah Ecosystems in support of integrated Fire management within protected Areas
Jonas Franke (RSS – Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH), Anja A. Hoffmann (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH), Sandra Lohberger (RSS – Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH), Florian Siegert (RSS – Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH)
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11:40
An Overview of Twenty Years of Research on Fuel Moisture Estimation Using Remote Sensing over Boreal Forests at the University of New Brunswick, Canada
Brigitte Leblon (Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick), Lisa Gallant (Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick), Guy Strickland (Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick), Steven Oldford (Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick), Keith Abbott (Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick), Laura Chavez (Michigan Tech Research Institute, Michigan Technological University), Joseph Buckley (Royal Military College of Canada), Gordon Staples (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) Ltd.), Marty Alexander (Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service), Mike Flannigan (Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta)
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12:00
Developing approaches for monitoring boreal and arctic Soil Moisture from active and passive Microwave Data for Fire danger Assessment
Laura Bourgeau-Chavez (Michigan Tech Research Institute, Michigan Technological University), Michael Billmire (Michigan Tech Research Institute, Michigan Technological University), Kyle Mcdonald (The City College of New York, City University of New York), Brigitte Leblon (Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick)
