DATASET

Fire in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain (2021-08-17)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2021-08-17 23:09:00
Event time (UTC): 2021-08-17 19:45:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
On 17/08/2021, a major fire started on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands). This fire is affecting mainly the El Paso municipality on the west of the island and the rural zone near a biodiverse National Park. Due to adverse weather conditions, the fire could last several days and affect populated areas. Copernicus EMS is requested to provide Delineation and Grading products.

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

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2021): Fire in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain (2021-08-17). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/4d2d3dd5-651a-4fbb-be9b-f1c650230d1f

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR543 ESP Mapping Rapid Mapping Spain Wildfire

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR543]: Fire in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain (2021-08-17)
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

Type Value
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GML
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WKT
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GML
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GML
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WKT
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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-09-03
Modified date
2021-09-03
Issued date
2021-08-17
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR543 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/4d2d3dd5-651a-4fbb-be9b-f1c650230d1f
Popularity