Updating the Earth remote sensing software for the detection of thermal anomalies

Abstract

O b j e c t i v e s. The task of improving the software package for detecting thermal anomalies based on meteorologicalsatellite data developed by the unitary enterprise "Geoinformation Systems" was solved.M e t h o d s. In the period from 2015 to the present, the work on practical testing and improvement of the software for natural fires detection has been carried out. For this purpose, satellite images of the territory of Belarus obtained from NOAA series spacecraft were used. Special attention was paid to the problem of improving the accuracy of determining the coordinates of fires and reducing the time required for initial data processing.Re s u l t s. A retrospective analysis of the main stages of improving the software for natural fires detection and obtained during practical tests generalized results are provided. The description of the web service developed on the basis of the software for detecting natural fires is presented.Co n c l u s i o n. The information can be useful for the specialists and researchers who are engaged in the detection of thermal anomalies (fires) using remote sensing data from meteorological satellites.

Keywords

• hotspot
• meteorological satellite
• operational fire detection
• fire hazard analysis
• automated thematic processing
• temperature brightness
• man-made heat sources
• fire data update