Forest Fire in Chios Island in Greece (2012-08-28)

Description

Activation date: 2012-08-28
Event type: Forest fire, wild fire

Activation reason:

Large areas of high forest have been burnt by the fire. In addition to that, in the southern part of the island many areas where the unique species Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia is been cultivated for centuries were burnt. Analysis of the burnt area is needed for the recovery phase (forest restoration measures, evaluation of damages in other land uses)

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) (2012): Forest Fire in Chios Island in Greece (2012-08-28). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/ef98cdc3-29a0-45ee-bf72-5f35bdd18635

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Risk and Recovery Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSN001 Forest fire GRC Greece Mapping Risk and Recovery Mapping wild fire

Data access

Copernicus EMS Risk and Recovery Mapping Activation [EMSN001]: Forest Fire in Chios Island in Greece (2012-08-28)

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

URL

Maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Risk and Recovery Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant geodatabase (GDB) and complete final report as well.

Spatial coverage

GML

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GML

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WKT

POLYGON ((-180 90, 180 90, 180 -90, -180 -90, -180 90))

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-12
Modified date: 2021-04-12
Issued date: 2012-08-28
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSN001
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/ef98cdc3-29a0-45ee-bf72-5f35bdd18635
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