Study Plan

1. Follow accuracy assessment guidelines from U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards Part 3: National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA) and "Assessing the Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Data: Principles and Practices", written by Russell G. Congalton and Kass Green.
2. Compare active fire detections from AVHRR, MODIS and DMSP to active fires observed in SPOT, Landsat ETM (day and night) and field GPS.
3. Compare cumulative fire detections from AVHRR, MODIS and DMSP to cumulative burn scar mapped with daytime Landsat ETM or SPOT.
4. Compare high resolution burn scar maps from SPOT and Landsat ETM to burn scar derived from MODIS.

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