After one of the most severe droughts over the Iberian Peninsula many wildfires are raging out of control across central and
northern Portugal. By August 22, 27 fires were active in the region and have left at least 15 dead and 140,000 hectares destroyed.
The worst-hit areas include the central region, where fires are threatening the outskirts of the third-largest city of Portugal,
Coimbra. The fast-moving wildfires have already destroyed at least 12 houses in Ceira, a suburb of the city. A state of emergency
was declared in the region.
Wildfires are also continuing to burn in the northern districts of Viseu and Viana do Castelo. The more than 3000 Portuguese
fire-fighters are now supported by fire-fighting aircraft and helicopters from France, Spain, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.
Also in the neighbouring region Galicia, Spain, 20 forest fires are reported.
Based on the experiences in the fire seasons 2003 and 2004, ZKI started to monitor the situation using the sensors NOAA-AVHRR
and MODIS for the detection of fire hotspots. DFD uses its own receiving equipment for the purpose and processes the raw data
for use in the field. Please klick on the following links to get to a gallery containing the most recent hot-spot images:
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NOAA AVHRR Hotspots
click here for further NOAA AVHRR data
click here to download the world file for all NOAA images (please remember to adapt the filename)
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MODIS Hotspots
click here for further MODIS data
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DLR satellite maps:
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Satellite map of the Serra do Estrela/Portugal (1:50.000)
September 02, 2005 - 09:00 UTC
click here to download the map (0.8 MB low resolution)
click here to download the map (1.5 MB medium resolution)
click here
to download the map (5.5 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file)
This map was optimized for DinA1 printing
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Satellite map of the Serra do Estrela/Portugal (1:80.000)
August 30, 2005 - 11:00 UTC
click here to download the map (0.9 MB low resolution)
click here to download the map (1.7 MB medium resolution)
click here to download the map (8.3 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file)
This map was optimized for DinA1 printing
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Satellite map of Abrantes/Portugal (1:50.000)
August 29, 2005 - 15:30 UTC
click here to download the map (0.9 MB low resolution)
click here to download the map (1.7 MB medium resolution)
click here to download the map (8.2 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file)
This map was optimized for DinA1 printing
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Satellite map of Coimbra/Portugal (1:50.000)
August 26, 2005 - 18:30 UTC
click here to download the map (0.9 MB low resolution)
click here to download the map (1.7 MB medium resolution)
click here to download the map (6.4 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file)
This map was optimized for DinA1 printing
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High resolution satellite map of Coimbra North/Portugal (1:15.000)
August 24, 2005 - 20:10 UTC, updated August 25, 2005
click here to download the map (0.8 MB low resolution)
click here to download the map (1.7 MB medium resolution)
click here to download the map (12.1 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file)
This map was optimized for DinA1 printing
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High resolution satellite map of Coimbra South/Portugal (1:15.000)
August 24, 2005 - 20:10 UTC, updated August 25, 2005
click here to download the map (0.9 MB low resolution)
click here to download the map (2.0 MB medium resolution)
click here to download the map (14.0 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file)
This map was optimized for DinA1 printing
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High resolution satellite map of Olalhas North/Portugal (1:12.000)
August 24, 2005 - 20:10 UTC, updated August 25, 2005
click here to download the map (1.0 MB low resolution)
click here to download the map (2.4 MB medium resolution)
click here to download the map (11.9 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file)
This map was optimized for DinA1 printing
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High resolution satellite map of Olalhas South/Portugal (1:12.000)
August 24, 2005 - 20:10 UTC, updated August 25, 2005
click here to download the map (1.0 MB low resolution)
click here to download the map (2.3 MB medium resolution)
click here to download the map (11.0 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file)
This map was optimized for DinA1 printing
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High resolution satellite map of Montalvo/Portugal (1:15.000)
updated August 25, 2005 - 13:30 UTC
click here to download the map (1.0 MB low resolution)
click here to download the map (2.1 MB medium resolution)
click here to download the map (10.6 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file)
This map was optimized for DinA1 printing
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