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NASA airborne technology revealed the progression of a controlled fire at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield.

NASA Earth Observatory images annotated by Lauren Dauphin using AVIRIS-3 data via the AVIRIS Data Portal AVIRIS Data Portal. Photos by Milan Loiacono/NASA’s Ames Research Center. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

The Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) Forestry Branch at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield led the burn operations, while scientists collected ground and airborne measurements. FireSense coordinated with the DoD Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and DoD Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), U.S. Forest Service, as well as other agency, academic, and private partners to conduct simultaneous ground, airborne, and spaceborne data collection on prescribed fires at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield.

Published July 16, 2025
Data acquired April 14, 2025

Sources:
Aircraft Sensors > AVIRIS
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Science in Action