The GOFC-GOLD-Fire program: a mechanism for international cooperation in fire mapping and monitoring

摘要

Global Observation of Forest Cover/Global Observation of Landcover Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD) is a panel of the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) and also part of the project of the Integrated Global Observing Systems (IGOS). The GOFC-GOLD Fire Mapping and Monitoring theme is aimed at providing the necessary coordination to improve fire data access and use, and to secure long-term fire observing systems. The GOFC-GOLD Fire implementation area addresses the needs of resource managers, policy makers and the scientific community, covering such topics as fire danger rating, fire detection and characterization, fire affected area mapping, post fire recovery and fire emissions. The goals include summarizing fire management and research information needs for the data providers, improving access to and use of fire data and information, standardizing satellite products and determining their accuracy, promoting research and development to improve information provision, and securing long term global operational monitoring of fires. GOFC-GOLD Fire is achieving these goals through a series of topical international workshops and regional networks of data providers, data brokers, and data users. This paper will focus on the recent achievements of the GOFC-GOLD Fire program and its short-and mid-term agenda. Some aspects of the active fire mapping project from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and contributory projects by the international fire community will also be presented as examples of efforts to meet GOFC-GOLD Fire objectives.