Title:
Identifying peatland wildfire susceptibility using remote sensing
Agreement Number:
FIRENFC-24
Agreement Value:
$91,800.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 6, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
Description:
The objective of this project is to build on the results of the pilot project by investigating a larger number of fires and longer time series. The Proponent will additionally incorporate trends in vegetation conditions (i.e., phenology) through multi-spectral imagery and investigate machine-learning techniques for prediction of fire susceptibility. It is expected that a methodology to use space-based remote sensing will be operationalized that enables the near-real time monitoring of conditions in peatlands and prediction of susceptibility to wildfire, enabling fire management agencies to identify severe conditions sooner, enhancing the safety and security of Canadians.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:
This Project will develop a methodology that employs multi-sensor, space-based technologies to monitor drought in peatlands to enable fire management agencies to identify severe conditions sooner, enhancing the safety and security of Canadians. This Project will inform community and regional planning processes and enable fire management agencies to identify severe conditions sooner, enhancing the safety and security of Canadians and preventing damage to infrastructure.
Location:
OTTAWA, Ontario, CA K1S 5B6
Reference Number:
115-2021-2022-Q2-11058
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Operating Name:
Carleton University
Recipient's Legal Name:
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Program:
Wildland Fire Resilience
Program Purpose:
The purpose is to increase the resiliency of Canadian communities to the risks and impacts of natural disasters, and to undertake and implement risk reduction analyses and actions. To ensure that wildfire response agencies are integrated with each other in order to implement an effective wildland fire response program, and, to increase the wildfire knowledge of agencies, communities and individuals, in order to create a culture of wildfire safety and to empower the public to understand risk.