CWFMS
Canadian Wildland Fire Monitoring Sensor | CSA (NRCAN) (ECCC) | Current: -
Future: WildFireSat
Complete: - | Prototype | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Measurements are: Fire Radiative Power (FRP), hotspot locations, rate of spread, burned area mapping. Data products generated: 1) Fire maps, showing location, extent, and timing of forest fire events; 2) Fire characteristics, such as fire line intensity, rate of spread and fuel consumption; 3) Plume dynamics through smoke transport maps and plume heights; 4) Mass of carbon released into atmosphere. |
| Waveband: | VIS: 0.6 – 0.7 μm (red) (possibly also VIS 0.4 - 0.6 μm); NIR: 0.8 – 0.9 μm; MWIR: 3.4 - 4.2 μm wavelength; TIR: 10.4 μm – 12.3 μm;
VIS, NIR, MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 400 m (TIR, MWIR), and 200 m (NIR, VIS) at the geodetic sub-satellite point.
Best resolution: 400 m |
| Swath width: | TBD Will depend on number of satellites |
| Accuracy: | Temperature measurement accuracy 15 K; pointing accuracy 0.5 deg; |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | TBD |
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