A survey of image classification methods and techniques for improving classification performance

D Lu, Q Weng - International journal of Remote sensing, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Image classification is a complex process that may be affected by many factors. This paper
examines current practices, problems, and prospects of image classification. The emphasis …

Fire models and methods to map fuel types: The role of remote sensing

LA Arroyo, C Pascual, JA Manzanera - Forest ecology and management, 2008 - Elsevier
Understanding fire is essential to improving forest management strategies. More specifically,
an accurate knowledge of the spatial distribution of fuels is critical when analyzing …

Vegetation biomass estimation with remote sensing: focus on forest and other wooded land over the Mediterranean ecosystem

G Galidaki, D Zianis, I Gitas, K Radoglou… - … journal of remote …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon sequestration service of Mediterranean forest and other wooded land is threatened
by their fragile, complex, and highly evolving nature, due to both human disturbances and …

Fire risk assessment using neural network and logistic regression

Y Jafari Goldarag, A Mohammadzadeh… - Journal of the Indian …, 2016 - Springer
Forest fire is one of the most important sources of land degradation that lead to deforestation
and desertification processes. The presented work describes a methodology that employs …

Assessing fire risk using Monte Carlo simulations of fire spread

Y Carmel, S Paz, F Jahashan, M Shoshany - Forest Ecology and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Understanding the spatial pattern of fire is essential for Mediterranean vegetation
management. Fire-risk maps are typically constructed at coarse resolutions using vegetation …

Mapping Mediterranean scrub with satellite imagery: biomass estimation and spectral behaviour

T Calvao, JM Palmeirim - International journal of remote sensing, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Millennia of intensive use have led to severe land degradation in the Mediterranean basin,
much of which is now under serious risk of desertification. Very large extents are presently …

Fuel load mapping in the Brazilian Cerrado in support of integrated fire management

J Franke, ACS Barradas, MA Borges, MM Costa… - Remote sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian Cerrado is considered to be the most species-rich savannah region in
the world, covering~ 2 million km 2. Uncontrolled late season fires promote deforestation …

Mediterranean ecosystems: problems and tools for conservation

IN Vogiatzakis, AM Mannion… - Progress in Physical …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Mediterranean ecosystems rival tropical ecosystems in terms of plant biodiversity. The
Mediterranean Basin (MB) itself hosts 25 000 plant species, half of which are endemic. This …

Integration of socio-economic and environmental variables for modelling long-term fire danger in Southern Europe

A Sebastián-López, R Salvador-Civil… - European Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
In Mediterranean forests fire danger assessment is of crucial importance for any fire
prevention policy, both at the local and global scale. The objective of this study is to model …

Evaluation of forest fire risk with GIS

N Sivrikaya, B Saglam, A Akay… - Polish Journal of …, 2014 - avesis.ktu.edu.tr
This paper uses GIS to describe and evaluate forest fire risk considering the most important
factors affecting fire behavior at fine scales. The study was implemented in Yesilova Forestry …