Europe has a free satellite service to track wildfires

A satellite image taken by Europe’s Sentinel 2 satellites shows a wildfire and smoke near Spokane, Washington. Credit: European Union | Copernicus Sentinel-2

 

The Copernicus Browser provides free access to the latest satellite imagery taken by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel satellites for the European Union’s Earth observation program. The three satellites of the Sentinel-2 mission have proven especially useful for wildfire monitoring by providing multi-spectral imaging at resolutions as granular as 10 meters in visible light and near-infrared bands—and the Copernicus Browser previously offered 10 default visualization layers using different combinations of spectral bands. More info here


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