Tagged: Tasman District

Featured image: The Nelson bush fire: What can satellite images tell us about such events?

The Nelson bush fire: What can satellite images tell us about such events? - Out of Space

Duncan Steel • Feb 12, 2019 •

The ongoing fires in the Nelson-Tasman region have quite rightly provoked much alarm. The response of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, the NZ Police, the NZ Defence Force, and many private individuals, has been magnificent. However, the utilisation of satellite imagery for assessing such fires and then planning and responding is deficient in NZ compared to much of the rest … Read More

Featured image: Satellite imagery of the Nelson bush fire

Satellite imagery of the Nelson bush fire - Out of Space

Duncan Steel • Feb 09, 2019 •

The area burnt in the ongoing bush fire in the Nelson-Tasman region, largely around Pigeon Valley near Wakefield, can easily be seen in satellite imagery collected in recent days.  Earth observation satellites frequently cross New Zealand and, clouds allowing, collect imagery of the land and sea below. In later posts I will discuss such data collection in more detail, but … Read More