Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Danger Using LANDSAT Imagery
Computing fire danger and fire risk on a spatio-temporal scale is of crucial importance in fire management planning, and in the simulation of fire growth and development across a landscape. However, due to the complex nature of forests, fire risk and danger potential maps are considered one of the m...
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| author | Ömer Kücük Ali İhsan Kadiogulari Bahar Dincdurmaz Ertugrul Bilgili Bülent Saglam |
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| description | Computing fire danger and fire risk on a spatio-temporal scale is of crucial importance in fire management planning, and in the simulation of fire growth and development across a landscape. However, due to the complex nature of forests, fire risk and danger potential maps are considered one of the most difficult thematic layers to build up. Remote sensing and digital terrain data have been introduced for efficient discrete classification of fire risk and fire danger potential. In this study, two time-series data of Landsat imagery were used for determining spatio-temporal change of fire risk and danger potential in Korudag forest planning unit in northwestern Turkey. The method comprised the following two steps: (1) creation of indices of the factors influencing fire risk and danger; (2) evaluation of spatio-temporal changes in fire risk and danger of given areas using remote sensing as a quick and inexpensive means and determining the pace of forest cover change. Fire risk and danger potential indices were based on species composition, stand crown closure, stand development stage, insolation, slope and, proximity of agricultural lands to forest and distance from settlement areas. Using the indices generated, fire risk and danger maps were produced for the years 1987 and 2000. Spatio-temporal analyses were then realized based on the maps produced. Results obtained from the study showed that the use of Landsat imagery provided a valuable characterization and mapping of vegetation structure and type with overall classification accuracy higher than 83%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-581e570e289e40ea895738c5053bfe062022-12-22T02:10:28ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202008-06-018639703987Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Danger Using LANDSAT ImageryÖmer KücükAli İhsan KadiogulariBahar DincdurmazErtugrul BilgiliBülent SaglamComputing fire danger and fire risk on a spatio-temporal scale is of crucial importance in fire management planning, and in the simulation of fire growth and development across a landscape. However, due to the complex nature of forests, fire risk and danger potential maps are considered one of the most difficult thematic layers to build up. Remote sensing and digital terrain data have been introduced for efficient discrete classification of fire risk and fire danger potential. In this study, two time-series data of Landsat imagery were used for determining spatio-temporal change of fire risk and danger potential in Korudag forest planning unit in northwestern Turkey. The method comprised the following two steps: (1) creation of indices of the factors influencing fire risk and danger; (2) evaluation of spatio-temporal changes in fire risk and danger of given areas using remote sensing as a quick and inexpensive means and determining the pace of forest cover change. Fire risk and danger potential indices were based on species composition, stand crown closure, stand development stage, insolation, slope and, proximity of agricultural lands to forest and distance from settlement areas. Using the indices generated, fire risk and danger maps were produced for the years 1987 and 2000. Spatio-temporal analyses were then realized based on the maps produced. Results obtained from the study showed that the use of Landsat imagery provided a valuable characterization and mapping of vegetation structure and type with overall classification accuracy higher than 83%.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/6/3970/forest fire managementfire riskfire dangerGISlandsatspatial analysis |
| spellingShingle | Ömer Kücük Ali İhsan Kadiogulari Bahar Dincdurmaz Ertugrul Bilgili Bülent Saglam Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Danger Using LANDSAT Imagery Sensors forest fire management fire risk fire danger GIS landsat spatial analysis |
| title | Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Danger Using LANDSAT Imagery |
| title_full | Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Danger Using LANDSAT Imagery |
| title_fullStr | Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Danger Using LANDSAT Imagery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Danger Using LANDSAT Imagery |
| title_short | Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Danger Using LANDSAT Imagery |
| title_sort | spatio temporal analysis of forest fire risk and danger using landsat imagery |
| topic | forest fire management fire risk fire danger GIS landsat spatial analysis |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/6/3970/ |
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