Abstract
The development of a mobile mapping system (MMS) to test the feasibility of automatic real-time identification and location of forest fire hot spots is discussed in this paper. The system combines an integrated inertial navigation system (INS) and Wide Area Differential Global Positioning System (WADGPS) with a thermal video imager and computer system. The overall objective of the system is to achieve an overall positioning accuracy of 2 m or better in real-time for the location of forest fire hot spots. The direct georeferencing model used in this system is briefly presented as well as how it is partitioned for implementing the real-time georeferencing of the thermal images and the final hot spot georeferencing. The paper then presents some specific issues affecting the identification, extraction, and tracking of forest fire hot spots from thermal images. Some of the hardware and software issues considered in designing the overall process flow for implementation as a real-time system are discussed next. Finally, an evaluation of the system’s potential real-time operation and georeferencing accuracy is presented.
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