The GLOBSCAR-project produces incremental global maps showing newly burnt surfaces. The GLOBSCAR approach was developed using burn scar algorithms developed under ESA announcement of opportunity AO3-329 on "Development and testing of algorithms for a global burnt area product from ERS-2 ATSR-2", with the support from UTL Lisbon and JRC. These maps are important because of the environmental consequences of vegetation fires: atmospheric emissions, greenhouse effect, ... Every month a difference map is calculated, using daily ATSR images for the year 2000.

More information on the GLOBSCAR-project can be found at http://dup.esrin.esa.it/ionia/index.asp.

Mozambique: 31/08/2000
RGB: RED, NIR, SWIR

• Documents:
• Final report
• Validation Report
• Validation Report Appendix A
• GLOBSCAR Products Qualification Report (executive summary)
• GLOBSCAR Products Qualification Report