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"Right now, hundreds of bushfires are burning across northern Australia. But
this is not a wildfire catastrophe – in fact, these burns are making things
safer in one of the most fire-prone landscapes in the world.
From April to June each year, fire managers – such as Traditional Owners, park
rangers and pastoralists – aim to create small, “cool” fires with care and
precision to reduce fuel loads before conditions get severe later in the dry
season. This work, “painting” landscapes with fire, is constantly informed by
satellite data.
The combination of space technology with Indigenous knowledge and the know-how
of pastoralists and park rangers has been everyday practice across northern
Australia for the past 20 years. Not only does this work produce some of the
best fire management outcomes in the world, it also demonstrates how
cutting-edge technology can inform local and traditional knowledge for
environmental management."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
