Forest fire in Corsica, France (2017-08-14)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2017-08-14 14:00:00
Event time (UTC): 2017-08-11 00:00:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
Important forest fires have been declared in Corsica since the 11th of August 2017. On the 14th of August, in the Cap Corse area, forest fires at Ogliastro are still in progress, more than 1800 Ha have burned and numerous people evacuated.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 1
Grading products: 1

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2017): Forest fire in Corsica, France (2017-08-14). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/6d4c9d62-b313-424d-85fa-e52aeddbca20

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR221 FRA France Mapping Rapid Mapping Wildfire

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR221]: Forest fire in Corsica, France (2017-08-14)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

GML

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GML

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WKT

POLYGON ((9.30064750473 42.8866081813, 9.50518313952 42.8866081813, 9.50518313952 42.7635085886, 9.30064750473 42.7635085886, 9.30064750473 42.8866081813))

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-19
Modified date: 2021-04-19
Issued date: 2017-08-14
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR221
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/6d4c9d62-b313-424d-85fa-e52aeddbca20
Popularity: 13 Apr 2024: 1 visits