's BlogSouth African Power Lines
Fires in South Africa are threatening high voltage power lines. Using satellite information from TERRA and AQUA, we can get the “hot” pixels in that area.
Using a power grid layout, we determine the likelihood of fires threatening a particular line or within a 10km corridor along the power lines. This is used to automatically task EO-1 to obtain a hyperspectral image and more detailed information.
Processing of the data using workflows, gives us a 30m resolution and actual fire intensity in the area.
This is part of an international GEOSS pilot demonstration that will take place in Washington DC (Sept 10) and in Cape Town in October.
We are currently adding UAV support and other satellite assets such as the ASTER imager on TERRA and SPOT-5 to our Global Earth Observing Geo-Web using the standard OGC interfaces and a Resource Oriented Approach (ROA).