❓ Ms. Quirk inquires about the Department for Lands' use of aerial and satellite imagery for firebreak monitoring. The response indicates no current monitoring but ongoing research initiated after the 2011 Perth Hills bushfire.
AnsweredQoN 7290Legislative Assembly
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(1) What monitoring, if any, is currently being undertaken by the Department for Lands using airborne and satellite imagery of firebreaks?
(2) If monitoring does take place, do the Department for Lands undertake this monitoring as a matter of routine, or its it undertaken at the request of third parties, and if so, by whom; and
(a) is the information of this monitoring disseminated, and if so, to what third parties; and
(b) is it accessible to the public online?
(2) If monitoring does take place, do the Department for Lands undertake this monitoring as a matter of routine, or its it undertaken at the request of third parties, and if so, by whom; and
(a) is the information of this monitoring disseminated, and if so, to what third parties; and
(b) is it accessible to the public online?
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Answered
21 March 2012
Responded by
Minister for Lands
Response time
28 days
(1) No monitoring of firebreaks using aerial or satellite imagery is being undertaken by Landgate. However, Landgate is currently conducting research into the use of aerial and satellite imagery for detecting and monitoring firebreaks. This research was initiated in response to the findings outlined in the Keelty Report on Perth Hills Bushfire February 2011. This research is not yet complete.
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