NASA NTRS · 19930000312
Mapping Wildfires In Nearly Real Time
Abstract
Airborne infrared-sensing system flies over wildfire as infrared detector in system and navigation subsystem generate data transmitted to firefighters' camp. There, data plotted in form of map of fire, including approximate variations of temperature. System, called Firefly, reveals position of fires and approximate thermal intensities of regions within fires. Firefighters use information to manage and suppress fires. Used for other purposes with minor modifications, such as to spot losses of heat in urban areas and to map disease and pest infestation in vegetation.
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Nichols, Joseph D., Parks, Gary S., Denning, Richard F., Ibbott, Anthony C., Scott, Kenneth C., Sleigh, William J., Voss, Jeffrey M.. 1993-06-01. Mapping Wildfires In Nearly Real Time. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930000312
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