Sentinel-2

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Remote Sensing & Mapping

Working definition

A multispectral Earth-observation satellite mission widely used for high-resolution mapping of vegetation, burned area and post-fire change.

In plain language

A multispectral Earth-observation satellite mission widely used for high-resolution mapping of vegetation, burned area and post-fire change.

Why it matters

Sentinel-2 is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

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Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.