4547e92b-f69b-42ba-9461-465585d2f482 urn:uuid en UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-06-24T01:08:24 creation ISO 19115 2016 Historical Fire Extent and Severity Mapping (FESM) - Statewide 2007-08 4547e92b-f69b-42ba-9461-465585d2f482 Fire severity is a metric of the loss of biomass caused by fire. In collaboration with the NSW Rural Fire Service, the department's Remote Sensing & Regulatory Mapping team has developed a semi-automated approach to mapping fire extent and severity through a machine learning framework based on satellite imagery. The method uses standardised classes to allow comparison of different fires across the landscape. The FESM severity classes include: unburnt, low severity (burnt understory, unburnt canopy), moderate severity (partial canopy scorch), high severity (complete canopy scorch, partial canopy consumption), extreme (full canopy consumption). Here we provide statewide historical severity mapping of fires >100ha for the 2007-08 fire year, which is based on Landsat satellite imagery (30m pixels). From 2016/17 to the current fire year is covered in the statewide FESM data, which is based on Sentinel 2 satellite imagery (10m pixels). {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[141, -37.7], [141, -28], [154, -28], [154, -37.7], [141, -37.7]]]} 141.0 154.0 -37.7 -28.0 Fire Severity Hazard Reduction Burns Landsat Remote Sensing Wildfires Data Quality Statement documentDigital PDF FESM - Statewide 2007-08 - Hazard Reduction Burns documentDigital ZIP FESM - Statewide 2007-08 - Wildfires documentDigital ZIP Disclaimer documentDigital PDF