Boise, MTBS, Wildfires!

A quick update on Boise:

I finished the image registration, NDVI, NDVI differencing, and veg classification. These data were all sent to the cooperator. After about a week, I got an email asking me to re-look at using the 1987 image I previously rectified and used. He admitted to eating crow about this because he realized the clouds in his image were creating more problems than anticipated.

So now it's back to square 2. Nearly starting over. Again.

In other news, I'm busy busy busy with MTBS. We finished mapping and reporting all 2004 fires in the U.S. greater than 1,000 acres. I'm in the middle of mapping fires along the Oregon-California border between 1984 and 2003. I'm amazed at how big the 1987 fire season was in this location. It's incredible!

There was a wildfire last week in Southern California. It wasn't on Forest Service lands, so no request came in. It did burn 2,000 acres, however. We could be gearing up for another fire season. Personally, I could use a few months break still.