Improving accuracy of fire detection and estimation of burnt areas in the Eastern and Southern Africa region

Phoebe Oduor1, Maungu Oware1, Steve Omondi1, Anastasia Mumbi Wahome1, Robinson M Mugo1, Emily Caitlin Adams2 and Andi Brinn Thomas3, (1)Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, Nairobi, Kenya, (2)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, United States, (3)HX5—Jacobs JETS Contract, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, United States