Application of geotechnologies for analysis and interpretation of burning focuses in the municipality of São Raimundo das Mangabeiras/MA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2318-2881.2020.004.0014Keywords:
Environmental Impacts, Vegetation, BurnedAbstract
As burning is an agricultural practice widely used in Brazil and causing environmental damage, such as soil impoverishment and loss of vegetation and biodiversity. Find out what the causes are and where the fires occur with greater intensity and extreme importance for the creation of fire prevention and fire fighting plans. Therefore, the present study aims to quantify the number of fires in the municipality of São Raimundo das Mangabeiras, in Maranhão, during the period from January / 2017 to January / 2018 - 1 year. A methodology based on the collection of data on fires foci applied by INPE (National Institute for Space Research) and the use of geoprocessing tools and GIS (Geographic Information System). With a survey that shows that more than 250 fires were recorded in the studied period, the display or state of Maranhão in the first places of the ranking of fires.
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