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The American Meteorological Society (AMS) Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology (SatMOC) is pleased to offer a short course titled "Satellites and Fire" during June 2025.

This short course consists of four 4-hour virtual training sessions which will demonstrate the use of environmental satellite data to monitor the stages of wildland fires and the vegetative conditions associated with those stages.

The short course will begin with a training session providing an introduction to environmental satellite capabilities and the data products they provide. Follow-on sessions then will address pre-fire, active-fire, and the post-fire phases of wildland fires. All four sessions will provide hands-on experience for selecting and applying environmental satellite data products used to monitor wildland fire conditions.

📝 Register Now

⚠️ Registration deadline: June 10, 2025
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📅 Course Schedule

  • Dates: June 17, 18, 24, 25, 2025
  • Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm EDT (GMT-4)
  • Format: 4 x 4-hour interactive virtual sessions

🎯 What You Will Learn

  • Capabilities of environmental satellites and their data products
  • Vegetation indicators associated with pre-fire conditions
  • Monitoring of active fires with satellite tools
  • Assessing post-fire impacts and recovery
  • Hands-on practice with satellite data selection and application
Phases of Fire with Satellite Imagery
Visual elements behind the course: satellite technology, vegetation health, fire detection, and data analysis

📜 Certification

Certificates of completion will be issued to students who participate in a minimum of 3 training sessions and the participation in each session must exceed one hour.

👥 Who Should Attend?

The short course is primarily designed for undergraduate and graduate college students, although others who are changing careers or moving to a position requiring increased environmental satellite knowledge will benefit from the course.