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Card 574 of 9752026-09-23 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-23

Orbilas turns forest stands into a fire-preparation work list

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Orbilas combines satellite imagery and forestry records to rank stands for seasonal fire-prevention checks, with results presented for QGIS.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-23 issue.
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Forest-district staff planning seasonal fire-prevention work
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The ranking uses assumed, uncalibrated weights; flagged cover changes are for field verification, not a fire-hazard assessment.

Field notes

The demonstration uses open Forest Data Bank records and Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery for Nadleśnictwo Węgliniec, showing 5,150 stands across 15.9k hectares. It reports 36 stands with cover changes across 2025–26 and flags 88 stand centres more than 750 metres from a road; the page cautions that satellite signals and distance measures need on-the-ground verification, and that the ranking weights are not calibrated against fire data.

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