Earth Observation · Victoria | Australia · 10m

Annual fuel mapping
for fire-ready
landscapes

Fuel hazard, load, type and forest structure mapped from earth observation at regular intervals.

10m
Resolution
9 yrs
Time series
15+
Metrics
4
Catalogs
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FuelMaps interactive map of Victoria showing forest metrics catalog

Four catalogs,
one platform

Each catalog is derived from multi-source remote sensing and calibrated against field observations, delivering operationally-ready inputs for fire behaviour modelling and land management.

01 — Fuel Hazard

Fuel Hazard
Classification

Six-layer hazard assessment aligned with the DSE Overall Fuel Hazard Assessment Guide (Report 82). Rated 1–5 Low to Extreme, covering bark, elevated, near-surface and surface fuel strata.

Overall FH Surface Near-Surface Elevated Bark Combined
02 — Fuel Load

Aboveground
Biomass Density

Biomass and fuel load mapped using earth observation.

GEDI L4A t/ha
03 — Fuel Type

Bushfire Fuel
Classification

Discrete vegetation fuel type mapping using the NBIC ACS Stage 2 scheme. Vegetation classes spanning forests, plantations, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands .

NBIC ACS Stage 2 Multi class WUI zones
04 — Forest Metrics

Forest Structure
& Extent

Structural fuel metrics characterising canopy architecture — key inputs for fire behaviour modelling, prescribed burning and land management.

Canopy height FPC PAI FHD Woody extent

// Methodology

From satellite sensors
to operational maps

01

Multi-source acquisition

Fuses data from spaceborne LiDAR (GEDI), Sentinel and Landsat optical time series, and airborne surveys to capture 3D vegetation structure annually.

02

AlphaEarth embedding

Deep learning foundation models trained on Australian ecosystems extract structural and spectral features, enabling wall-to-wall prediction at 10m resolution.

03

Cloud-optimised delivery

Products are served as Cloud-Optimised GeoTIFFs via TiTiler — enabling fast, browser-based visualisation and direct GIS integration.

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Browse fuel hazard, load, type and forest metrics across Victoria from 2017–2025.

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