BAMS: A Tool for Supervised Burned Area Mapping Using Landsat Data

Author： Bastarrika Aitor Alvarado Maite Artano Karmele Martinez Maria Pilar Mesanza Amaia Torre Leyre Ramo Rubén Chuvieco Emilio

Publisher： MDPI

E-ISSN： 2072-4292|6|12|12360-12380

ISSN： 2072-4292

Source： Remote Sensing, Vol.6, Iss.12, 2014-12, pp. : 12360-12380

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Abstract

A new supervised burned area mapping software named BAMS (Burned Area Mapping Software) is presented in this paper. The tool was built from standard ArcGIS^TM libraries. It computes several of the spectral indexes most commonly used in burned area detection and implements a two-phase supervised strategy to map areas burned between two Landsat multitemporal images. The only input required from the user is the visual delimitation of a few burned areas, from which burned perimeters are extracted. After the discrimination of burned patches, the user can visually assess the results, and iteratively select additional sampling burned areas to improve the extent of the burned patches. The final result of the BAMS program is a polygon vector layer containing three categories: (a) burned perimeters, (b) unburned areas, and (c) non-observed areas. The latter refer to clouds or sensor observation errors. Outputs of the BAMS code meet the requirements of file formats and structure of standard validation protocols. This paper presents the tool’s structure and technical basis. The program has been tested in six areas located in the United States, for various ecosystems and land covers, and then compared against the National Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Burned Area Boundaries Dataset.