Journal
REMOTE SENSING
Volume 13, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/rs13050897
Keywords
AVIRIS-NG; hyperspectral; random forest; fire fuel; boreal forest; remote sensing
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Funding
- National Science Foundation [OIA-1753748]
- State of Alaska
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This study utilized high spatial and spectral resolution AVIRIS-NG hyperspectral data to generate more accurate fire fuel maps compared to those generated using low resolution Landsat 8 data. The accuracy was significantly higher and more vegetation classes were identified, demonstrating the value of AVIRIS-NG for providing decision-support information to fire managers.
In Alaska the current wildfire fuel map products were generated from low spatial (30 m) and spectral resolution (11 bands) Landsat 8 satellite imagery which resulted in map products that not only lack the granularity but also have insufficient accuracy to be effective in fire and fuel management at a local scale. In this study we used higher spatial and spectral resolution AVIRIS-NG hyperspectral data (acquired as part of the NASA ABoVE project campaign) to generate boreal forest vegetation and fire fuel maps. Based on our field plot data, random forest classified images derived from 304 AVIRIS-NG bands at Viereck IV level (Alaska Vegetation Classification) had an 80% accuracy compared to the 33% accuracy of the LANDFIRE's Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) product derived from Landsat 8. Not only did our product more accurately classify fire fuels but was also able to identify 20 dominant vegetation classes (percent cover >1%) while the EVT product only identified 8 dominant classes within the study area. This study demonstrated that highly detailed and accurate fire fuel maps can be created at local sites where AVIRIS-NG is available and can provide valuable decision-support information to fire managers to combat wildfires.
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