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Wildfire forecasting has been one of the most critical tasks that humanities want to thrive. It plays a vital role in protecting human life. Wildfire prediction, on the other hand, is difficult because of its stochastic and chaotic…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-01 Thai-Nam Hoang , Sang Truong , Chris Schmidt

Dust storms harm health and reduce visibility; quick detection from satellites is needed. We present a near real-time system that flags dust at the pixel level using multi-band images from NASA's Terra and Aqua (MODIS). A 3D convolutional…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Caleb Gates , Patrick Moorhead , Jayden Ferguson , Omar Darwish , Conner Stallman , Pablo Rivas , Paapa Quansah

High-altitude, multi-spectral, aerial imagery is scarce and expensive to acquire, yet it is necessary for algorithmic advances and application of machine learning models to high-impact problems such as wildfire detection. We introduce a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Yajvan Ravan , Aref Malek , Chester Dolph , Nikhil Behari

Wildfires are a growing threat to ecosystems, human lives, and infrastructure, with their frequency and intensity rising due to climate change and human activities. Early detection is critical, yet satellite-based monitoring remains…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Aydin Ayanzadeh , Prakhar Dixit , Sadia Kamal , Milton Halem

UAVs are playing an increasingly important role in the field of wilderness rescue by virtue of their flexibility. This paper proposes a fusion of UAV vision technology and satellite image analysis technology for active wildfires detection…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-12-07 Chang Liu , Tamas Sziranyi

Mapping floods using satellite data is crucial for managing and mitigating flood risks. Satellite imagery enables rapid and accurate analysis of large areas, providing critical information for emergency response and disaster management.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-21 Jonathan Giezendanner , Rohit Mukherjee , Matthew Purri , Mitchell Thomas , Max Mauerman , A. K. M. Saiful Islam , Beth Tellman

Canada experienced in 2023 one of the most severe wildfire seasons in recent history, causing damage across ecosystems, destroying communities, and emitting large quantities of CO2. This extreme wildfire season is symptomatic of a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Hugo Porta , Emanuele Dalsasso , Jessica L. McCarty , Devis Tuia

This paper discusses the development of a convolutional architecture of a deep neural network for the recognition of wildfires on satellite images. Based on the results of image classification, a fuzzy cognitive map of the analysis of the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-08 Sergey Yarushev , Alexey Averkin

Utilizing satellite imagery for wildfire detection presents substantial potential for practical applications. To advance the development of machine learning algorithms in this domain, our study introduces the \textit{Sen2Fire} dataset--a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-11 Yonghao Xu , Amanda Berg , Leif Haglund

Investigating the health impacts of wildfire smoke requires data on people's exposure to fine particulate matter (PM$_{2.5}$) across space and time. In recent years, it has become common to use machine learning models to fill gaps in…

Wildfire forecasting is of paramount importance for disaster risk reduction and environmental sustainability. We approach daily fire danger prediction as a machine learning task, using historical Earth observation data from the last decade…

Predicting the spread of wildfires is essential for effective fire management and risk assessment. With the fast advancements of artificial intelligence (AI), various deep learning models have been developed and utilized for wildfire spread…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-11-25 Jiyeon Kim , Yingjie Hu , Negar Elhami-Khorasani , Kai Sun , Ryan Zhenqi Zhou

Delineating wildfire affected areas using satellite imagery remains challenging due to irregular and spatially heterogeneous spectral changes across the electromagnetic spectrum. While recent deep learning approaches achieve high accuracy…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Maria Sdraka , Dimitrios Michail , Ioannis Papoutsis

In this paper we discuss a new variational approach to the Date Fusion problem of multi-spectral satellite images from Sentinel-2 and MODIS that have been captured at different resolution level and, arguably, on different days. The crucial…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-02-27 Natalya Ivanchuk , Peter Kogut , Petro Martyniuk

Wildfires are a common problem in many areas of the world with often catastrophic consequences. A number of systems have been created to provide early warnings of wildfires, including those that use satellite data to detect fires. The…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-11-10 Richard Hawkins , Chiara Picardi , Lucy Donnell , Murray Ireland

Rapid detection and well-timed intervention are essential to mitigate the impacts of wildfires. Leveraging remote sensed data from satellite networks and advanced AI models to automatically detect hotspots (i.e., thermal anomalies caused by…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-31 Luca Barco , Angelica Urbanelli , Claudio Rossi

Wildfire monitoring and prediction are essential for understanding wildfire behaviour. With extensive Earth observation data, these tasks can be integrated and enhanced through multi-task deep learning models. We present a comprehensive…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Yu Zhao , Sebastian Gerard , Yifang Ban

Wildfires are increasing in intensity, frequency, and duration across large parts of the world as a result of anthropogenic climate change. Modern hazard detection and response systems that deal with wildfires are under-equipped for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-21 Aman Agarwal , James Gearon , Raksha Rank , Etienne Chenevert

Predicting the extent of massive wildfires once ignited is essential to reduce the subsequent socioeconomic losses and environmental damage, but challenging because of the complexity of fire behaviour. Existing physics-based models are…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Bo Pang , Sibo Cheng , Yuhan Huang , Yufang Jin , Yike Guo , I. Colin Prentice , Sandy P. Harrison , Rossella Arcucci

Accurate prediction of wildfire spread is crucial for effective risk management, emergency response, and strategic resource allocation. In this study, we present a deep learning (DL)-based framework for forecasting the final extent of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-10 Nikolaos Anastasiou , Spyros Kondylatos , Ioannis Papoutsis