Abstract
The integration of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatio-temporal modeling procedures with Internet technology can significantly improve the decision-making process for environmental and disaster management. The objective of this study is to develop an approach to integrate a cellular automata (CA) forest fire behavior model with the world wide web. The developed CA model extends the capability of the static raster GIS by incorporating spatial dynamics into the forest fire phenomena. The developed CA model comprises topographic, forest fuel and weather variables as the key drivers of forest fires. The web-based modeling environment used ASP.NET as the server-side platform, and client-side programming with JavaScript extended the functionality of the web client. The web-based CA model and its consistent user-friendly interface will provide fire managers with a decision support and rapid disaster management tool with such advantages as access to real-time geospatial and environmental data, computer platform independence, and enhanced accessibility of spatial modeling tools.
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