scholarly journals Comprehensive Monitoring of Wildfires in Europe: The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)

10.5772/28441 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jess San-Miguel-Ayanz ◽  
Ernst Schulte ◽  
Guido Schmuck ◽  
Andrea Camia ◽  
Peter Strobl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
European Forest ◽  
Fire Information

Fire danger rating in the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS): Current developments

2006 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. S20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Camia ◽  
Paulo Barbosa ◽  
Giuseppe Amatulli ◽  
Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Fire Danger ◽  
European Forest ◽  
Fire Information

Design and Function of the European Forest Fire Information System

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
pp. 965-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel McInerney ◽  
Jesus San-Miguel-Ayanz ◽  
Paolo Corti ◽  
Ceri Whitmore ◽  
Cristiano Giovando ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
European Forest ◽  
And Function ◽  
Fire Information

Forest Fire Information System Using Wireless Sensor Network

2019 ◽  
pp. 894-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devadevan V. ◽  
Suresh Sankaranarayanan
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Fire Detection ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Fire Detection System ◽  
Fire Information ◽  
Forest Fire Detection

Forest fire is the most common hazard which is a great threat to the ecosystem. Remote Sensing and GIS are widely used for forest fire detection. Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is an emerging technology which is used to monitor environmental parameters towards alerting forest department officers for prevention or control. In this research, the authors developed Forest Fire Information System (FFIS) that provides interface to monitor, assess and analyze the forest fire data emanating from WSN which is a part of Intelligent Forest Fire Detection System. The information system also maintains necessary details of forest fire incidents that can be used for analysis and report generation. It also has a Decision Support System (DSS) integrated into it that can be used by forest officials for strategic planning. This has been developed using PHP and MySQL. This paper is an extension of research work carried about Intelligent Forest Fire Detection System using WSN.

Forest Fire Information System Using Wireless Sensor Network

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devadevan V. ◽  
Suresh Sankaranarayanan
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Fire Detection ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Fire Detection System ◽  
Fire Information ◽  
Forest Fire Detection

Forest fire is the most common hazard which is a great threat to the ecosystem. Remote Sensing and GIS are widely used for forest fire detection. Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is an emerging technology which is used to monitor environmental parameters towards alerting forest department officers for prevention or control. In this research, the authors developed Forest Fire Information System (FFIS) that provides interface to monitor, assess and analyze the forest fire data emanating from WSN which is a part of Intelligent Forest Fire Detection System. The information system also maintains necessary details of forest fire incidents that can be used for analysis and report generation. It also has a Decision Support System (DSS) integrated into it that can be used by forest officials for strategic planning. This has been developed using PHP and MySQL. This paper is an extension of research work carried about Intelligent Forest Fire Detection System using WSN.

Assessment of the Threat From Wildfires on Above Ground Natural Gas Facilities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive G. Robinson ◽  
Zoë E. Wattis ◽  
Colin Dooley ◽  
Sladjana Popovic
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Wildland Fire ◽  
Flame Temperature ◽  
Pipeline System ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Tree Line ◽  
Fire Information

In the light of recent experience of wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia, Alliance Pipeline has strengthened their emergency preparedness in dealing with external fire events that have the potential to affect above-ground facilities connected with their high pressure natural gas pipeline system. As part of this initiative a quantitative methodology has been developed that enables the effects of a wildfire on an above-ground pipeline facility to be assessed. The methodology consists of three linked calculations which assess: 1. the severity of the wildfire, based on information from the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System, 2. the transmission of thermal radiation from the wildfire to the facility, and, 3. the response of equipment, structures and buildings to the incident thermal radiation. The predictions of the methodology agree well with the actual damage observed at a lateral block valve site following a wildfire in 2016. Application to example facility types (block valve sites, meter stations and compressor stations) has demonstrated that, in general, damage is only predicted for more vulnerable items such as cables. The sensitivity of the predictions of the methodology to the input parameters and key modelling uncertainties has been examined. This demonstrates that the results are sensitive to the distance of the facility from the tree line and the assumed vegetation type. This shows the importance of verifying the location relative to the vegetation and selecting the appropriate vegetation type from the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System for site specific assessments. The predictions of the methodology are particularly sensitive to the assumed flame temperature. However, a value has been chosen that gives good agreement with measured thermal radiation values from wildfires. Of the mitigation options considered, the most effective and practical is to increase the distance to the tree line. This measure has the advantage of reducing radiation levels for all items on the site. Even though the work shows that failure of exposed pipework due to wildfires is unlikely, maintaining the flow within pipes is recommended as this increases the radiative flux at which failure is predicted to occur. However, as failure of cables and hence control systems would occur at a lower flux levels the fail-safe actions of such systems needs to be confirmed. Shielding of cables or items of equipment in general is likely to be impractical but could be considered for particularly vulnerable equipment or locations.

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