The burned area mapping service (NOFFi-OBAM) was employed to map a recent fire in Apolakkia, Rhodes. The analysis was conducted using a Sentinel-2 satellite image (spatial resolution of 10 m), acquired on June 24, 2016. The mapping revealed that 1405.89 ha of forest, farmland and grassland were burned.
It should be noted that the NOFFi-OBAM service is employed on a pilot basis—but systematically—during this fire season and the mappings are being exploited by the Forestry Service (Directorate General for the Development and Protection of Forests and Rural Environment of the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy) and the General Secretariat for Civil Protection.
The burned area map was produced using Sentinel-2 remote sensing data, provided by the European Space Agency (ESA).