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May 2025 When fire sets the stage for landslides: Understanding through satellite risk analysis Sparkgeo Blog A follow-on project linking a landslide near Kelowna, BC, to recent wildfires. Written by Kaela Hayes; analysis by me.
Dec 2023 Mapping drought from space – Part 2 Sparkgeo Blog Continuation of Alberta drought assessment. This part uses high spatial resolution, high temporal cadence Planet Fusion data over select agricultural areas in the province.
Dec 2023 Mapping drought from space – Part 1 Sparkgeo Blog Assessing drought in the province of Alberta using low resolution MODIS data.
Apr 2022 Wildfires and flood damage Sparkgeo Blog Mapping burn scars from the 2021 BC wildfires and looking at their link to the floods that followed. This is the blog version of the story map, and is substantially similar.
Apr 2022 Linking the devastating 2021 fires and floods in British Columbia (interactive story map) Sparkgeo Story Map An interactive story map of wildfire burn scars and the floods that followed in British Columbia. This is the preferred way to explore the wildfire and flood research.
Dec 2021 Sumas Lake reborn: A tale of topography Sparkgeo Blog How topography explains the November 2021 flooding of the former Sumas Lake bed in British Columbia.
Nov 2021 Geospatial technology for flood monitoring Sparkgeo Blog How satellite imagery and other geospatial data help monitor floods. Written by me; published under the Sparkgeo Team byline.
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Banner image: Photo of James Bay in Canada, captured from the International Space Station (ISS) on March 26, 2026. Image source