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Three Parks Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network: Fire Scar Mapping, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, 2013

Citation

Russell-Smith, J; Director of National Parks (Parks Australia); Darwin Centre for Bushfires Research, Charles Darwin University (): Three Parks Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network: Fire Scar Mapping, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern4.76.6/html

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Identifier
docid
ltern4.76.6
Data Creators
Individual
Professor Jeremy Russell-Smith
Position
Plot Leader
Organization
Charles Darwin University
Organization
Director of National Parks (Parks Australia)
Organization
Darwin Centre for Bushfires Research, Charles Darwin University
Abstract

Geotiff Images of fire affected areas in Kakadu National Park for the years 2013 based on the NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). These Images are clipped from geotiff images of fire affected areas in far northern Australia available from North Australian Fire Information (NAFI) website. The images have a resolution of 250 m (pixel size) and each burnt pixel is tagged with the month that covers the largest part of the date interval in which the burnt pixel was detected. These data cover Kakadu National Park, but are part of a larger data set that extends across far northern WA down to 21 degrees S, across the entire NT (down to 26 degrees S) and all of Qld (down to 29 degrees S). The NAFI mapping covers the years 2000 to present and since 2012, the mapping also includes northern SA down to 29 degrees S. Mapping landscapes north of 20 degrees S in WA, NT and Qld has been validated by aerial and on-ground transects across northern Australia.

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Dr Peter Jacklyn
Position
Fire North coordinator
Organization
Charles Darwin University
Address
Darwin. Northern Territory 0909
Email Address
peter.jacklyn@cdu.edu.au
Project Information and Data Owners
Title
North Australian Fire Information NAFI
Personnel
Role
Content Provider
Individual
Dr Peter Jacklyn
Position
Fire North coordinator
Organization
Charles Darwin University
Role
Principal Investigator
Individual
Professor Jeremy Russell-Smith
Position
Plot Leader
Organization
Charles Darwin University
Funding

These data is collected as part of an ongoing program to map fire scars across northern Australian savannas and all of the NT. All fire scar mapping is available on the NAFI website and funded directly by the Federal Government and through Territory NRM. The site is hosted at Charles Darwin University. Hotspot data from Landgate W.A. and Geoscience Australia is used to present hotspots and to highlight fires in the process of mapping fire scars.

Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Fire Mapping

Imagery from NASA (MODIS) and NOAA (AVHRR) satellites is downloaded and processed using GIS software to identify and map fire scars for each month of the year. The processing includes detecting hot spots from current fires and using difference images to highlight previous fire scars.

Instrument
  • ArcGIS 10.1, eCognition Developer8.6
Associated Parties
Role
Content Provider
Individual
Dr Andrew Edwards
Position
Participant
Organization
Charles Darwin University
Keywords and Subject Categories
Keywords List
  • North Australia Fire Information
  • NAFI
  • History
  • Fire
GCMD
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Fire Ecology
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Savannas
LTERN Monitoring Themes
  • Fire
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0502
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Kakadu National Park: the mapping is clipped to the boundary of Kakadu National Park, NT from fire scar mapping that extends across northern Australia, inclusive of all the Northern Territory.
Bounding Coordinates
West
131.88766 degrees
 
East
133.00257 degrees
 
North
-12.11059 degrees
 
South
-13.94659 degrees
 
Temporal Coverage
Date
2013
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions: Prior to publication of research utilising these data — the data provider (Jeremy Russell-Smith) must be consulted and provide consent. Attribution as displayed in the LTERN data portal.

Data Table
tpsk_satellite_derived_fire_mapping_2013_p145t596.zip (Zipped ESRI Shapefile)
Name
tpsk_satellite_derived_fire_mapping_2013_p145t596.zip (Zipped ESRI Shapefile)
Attribute Information
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Name
id
Definition
id
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
id
gridcode
Name
gridcode
Definition
gridcode
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
gridcode
month
Name
month
Definition
month
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
tpsk_satellite_derived_fire_mapping_2013_p145t596.zip
Externally Defined Format
Format Name
application/zip
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern.35.1
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
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allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[read] cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=pn_3parks_savanna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
Additional Metadata Links
additionalLinks
Additional Metadata : additionalLinks
Metadata
additionalLinks
url
@name
Three Parks Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network homepage
http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/three-parks-savanna
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
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allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[read] public
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[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org