Forest Fire Detection Using Satellite Images

Abstract

AbstractForest represents a complex ecosystem on earth that is a refuge to several living beings such as plants, animals, birds and also a huge resource of minerals, lakes and rivers. It almost covers 30% land of the earth and is highly necessary to balance the ecosystem along with the climate. Therefore, the loss of forests is a severe disaster. Along with deforestation, forest fire has a major impact. Although, the wildfires are not in control fully and most of the time in the various region of the earth, which not only harm the climate but also make a very bad impact on the ecosystem. As forest fires are a very common phenomenon, some of the preventive actions and units are already defined such as McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI), the establishment of a separate section in the disaster team for monitoring and assessment of wildfire but intense research for preventing wildfire is highly necessary. Nowadays, satellites are used to scan the earth’s surface. This technique can also be used to detect forest fires. With the help of the spatial high-resolution imagery system, the hot spot areas can be accurately located for determining the forest fire’s locations.KeywordsWildfireSatellite imageEcosystemImage processingMcArthur forestFire danger index