The Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) has proceeded with a new, final, and more accurate mapping of the burnt area in the Limassol district.
In its previous announcements, it said that the estimated burnt area ranged between 120.7 and 124 square kilometers, based on satellite images of different resolutions (initially 300 m, later 3 m). In the new mapping, the analysis was based on very high-resolution WorldView Legion Ortho-ready Bundle satellite images (30 cm), which offer exceptional detail.
The WorldView Legion image, delivered by GEOSERVE NL on July 28, 2025, “is completely cloud- and smoke-free, allowing for more precise calculations of the burnt area—even at the level of individual buildings,” it said.
For the analysis of the new image, the GTFire tool was used. GTFire is a pioneering forest fire monitoring tool that combines real-time satellite data with predictive models. The burnt area was re-estimated at 104 sq. km. However, with the application of spatial gap-filling techniques, the estimate approximates the initial rough assessments.
