Preventing Forest Fires Through Remote Sensing: Achievements of the Prevention and Recovery of Forest Fires Emergency in the Mediterranean Area project

The three-year Space-Based Information Support for the Prevention and Recovery of Forest Fires Emergency in the Mediterranean Area (PREFER) project was devoted to creating a satellite-based service infrastructure capable of providing up-to-date information to support the preparedness, prevention, recovery, and reconstruction phases of the forest fires emergency cycle in the European Mediterranean region. The project, an initiative of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, was successfully completed at the end of 2015. However, the project's products were also made available to engaged users for the 2016 summer season.