1. USDA Forest Service, Remote Sensing Applications Center, FSWeb: http://fsweb.rsac.fs.fed.us WWW: http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/ AMS Update TFRSAC Fall Meeting Desert Research Institute 23 October 2014

2. Outline AMS sensor review USFS Citation Bravo (N144Z) review 2014 AMS tech transfer and support operations Ongoing AMS Activities

3. Autonomous Modular Sensor (AMS) 16 band multispectral scanner Multi-mission capability Developed by NASA Ames and UC Santa Cruz Used extensively since 2006 for wildfire mapping & cal/val activities –Western States Fire Missions –Targeted active fire/post-fire incident support –USFS tactical fire support operations

4. AMS Timeline AMS integrated on Altair; flies Esperanza Fire, Oct 2006 AMS flies Los Conches NM Wildfire & 2 So. CA Wildfires AMS flies So. CA Firestorm missions; Oct. 2007 AMS integrated on Ikhana; flies four Western States Fire Missions covering eight states and +20 fires, summer 2007 AMS Integrated on NASA B200 KA, December 2010 AMS flies Station Fire Post-Fire Assessment, Nov 2009 AMS flies No. CA Lightning Storm Wildfires, Summer 2008 2006 20072008 20092012 2010 20112013 AMS Integrated on USFS Citation jet First Test Flight Data From AMS on Citation, March 2013 Courtesy of V. Ambrosia

5. USFS N144Z Specifications Flight Rate - $1710 per hour Contact Dan Johnson dejohnson@fs.fed.us Cessna Citation Bravo Primary Mission – Infrared Fire Mapping (April – October) AirCell Datalink Average 204 Kbs downlink Continuous coverage CONUS at 10,000 AGL Sensor Bay Port Side blister Opening 18 in long 15 wide Sensor bay 24 in long 17 wide

6. Citation Specifications Cruise Speed 380 kts Max Altitude 45,000 ft Min Safe Acquisition120 kts –This creates limitations with using the AMS –Max AMS Height/Velocity= 11.1 –Minimum 10,000 ft. AGL –7.6 meter pixel –3.07 nautical mile swath width (3.5 statute miles)

7. 144Z AMS Installation

8. Inter-Agency AMS Tech Transfer Activities 2014 Acquisition of new ground station laptop Updates/refinements of the On-Board Processing System (OBP) –User interface, mission planning software and documentation (users guide) USFS IR Technician training –Simulations of imagery acquisition and processing workflow AMS installed in N144Z in late March –Initial bore site and integration test missions –Refinement of imagery ortho-rectification

9. 2014 AMS Testing/Integration Conducted test flights from March through late May – Flew 10 target areas, including 2 wildfire incidents (multiple days) Significant test objectives/goals: – Technician training – Test OBP system for NRT data production and delivery – Remote control of sensor from the ground

10. Completed Spring 2014 AMS Missions U/W/C Forest Health/Fuel Treatments 2013 Pony-Elk Cmplx Fire – April 8 Rocky Canyon Rx Fire – April 11 Pole Mill Rx Fire – April 8 Payette Rx Fire – April 11 Crooked Boundary Rx Fire Rapid River Rx Fire – April 11

11. Prescribed Fire: Rocky Canyon, Boise NF ~3km April 11, 2014 Planned ~1,500ac/600ha burn AMS fire product (CCRS) CIR visual image (bands 7,5,3) AMS hot spots enhanced for visualization

12. Prescribed Fire: Rocky Canyon, Boise NF AMS Overflight at ~1945 UTC VIIRS Overpass at ~2046 UTC VIIRS I-Band 375m Product (Schroeder) VIIRS-AF 750m Product (NASA-Direct Readout Lab) April 11, 2014 Planned ~1,500ac/600ha burn AMS fire product (CCRS) CIR visual image (bands 7,5,3) AMS hot spots enhanced for visualization

13. Post-Fire: Elk Complex ~130,000 acres Fuels: brush, grass, timber Landsat 7 (August 25, 2013) False color composite (bands 7, 4,3) Pony Complex

14. Post-Fire: Elk Complex Landsat 8 - April 14, 2014 False color composite − Bands 7, 5,4

15. Post-Fire: Elk Complex AMS (April 8, 2014) 8 flight lines AMS false color composite − Bands 10, 7, 9

16. Post-Fire: Elk Complex AMS (April 8, 2014) AMS continuous Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) image NBR = AMS bands (7-10/7+10) * 1000 + 3000

17. Wildland Fire Support Brown Fire, AZ –Coronado NF –SW of Sierra Vista, AZ Same area impacted by Monument Fire in 2011 –~250 acres –Type 1 IMT assigned Acquired AMS data on two nights –April 15 & 16

18. Wildland Fire Support Signal Fire, NM –Gila NF –NE of Silver City, NM –~5,400 acres –Type 2 IMT assigned Acquired AMS data on three nights –May 12, 13, 14

19. Signal Fire – May 12, 2014 AMS Night Fire Product Bands 11, 12 for hot spots Band 12 visual image

20. Signal Fire – May 13, 2014 AMS Night Fire Product Mosaic Bands 11, 12 for hot spots Band 12 visual image

21. Signal Fire – May 13, 2014 USDA Forest Service, Remote Sensing Applications Center, http://fsweb.rsac.fs.fed.us AMS Night Fire Product Bands 11, 12 for hot spots Band 12 visual image AMS fire product (CCRS) (yellow) enhanced for visual purposes

22. Ongoing AMS Activities Test command/control of AMS from ground –Finalize and test AirCell/AMS configuration Need fixed IP for ground station and access through BLM/FS firewall –Plan to conduct flight tests late CY2014/early CY2015 –Provide options to increase safety and efficiency

23. Ongoing AMS Activities Identify designated USFS platform for the AMS –Proposal to F&AM for N182Z Address requisite platform upgrades –Sensor port configuration or pod installation –AirCell data link installation Demonstrate value to provide multi-mission support –Tactical fire support “surge” aircraft; daytime fire missions –Post-fire/post-storm assessment –Forest health monitoring –Cal/Val of satellite products

24. USDA Forest Service, Remote Sensing Applications Center, FSWeb: http://fsweb.rsac.fs.fed.us WWW: http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/ Thanks Comments/Questions?