Algeria Forest Fires (2021-08-11)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2021-08-11 11:20:00
Event time (UTC): 2021-08-11 10:00:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
Since 9 August, several forest fires are affecting the north-east of Algeria. The most affected areas are the regions of Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia around 100km east of the capital Algiers. Following media reports, several houses are destroyed and at least 42 people have been killed.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 10
Grading products: 2

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/jrc/en

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2021): Algeria Forest Fires (2021-08-11). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/452fc022-5ff1-40a9-b604-62fb276c0cfb

Keywords

Algeria Copernicus Emergency Management Service CEMS Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation DZA Copernicus Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Management Mapping Emergency Wildfire EMSR533 Rapid Mapping

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR533]: Algeria Forest Fires (2021-08-11)

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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GEO

POLYGON((3.882550479 36.901448819,5.5211460670001 36.901448819,5.5211460670001 36.140308650672,3.882550479 36.140308650672,3.882550479 36.901448819))

GEO

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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-08-16
Modified date: 2021-09-03
Issued date: 2021-08-11
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR533
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/452fc022-5ff1-40a9-b604-62fb276c0cfb
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