Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires
Europe's Copernicus Browser has integrated a new wildfire visualization layer using Sentinel-2 satellite data. This tool, developed from a script by expert Pierre Markuse, allows users to easily identify active fires and burned landscapes through multi-spectral imaging.
Why it matters
Enhanced accessibility to satellite data empowers local communities and researchers to monitor and respond to the increasing global threat of wildfires.
FIrewatch Europe’s free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season.
3 A satellite image taken by Europe's Sentinel 2 satellites shows a wildfire and smoke near Spokane, Washington. Credit: European Union | Copernicus Sentinel-2 A satellite image taken by Europe's Sentinel 2 satellites shows a wildfire and smoke near Spokane, Washington. Credit: European Union | Copernicus Sentinel-2 Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The wildfires afflicting communities across the world can now be tracked more easily by anyone using Europe’s free and open satellite imagery service—all thanks to a wildfire visualization script originating from nearly a decade ago.
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