FIgLib & SmokeyNet: Dataset and Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Wildland Fire Smoke Detection

The size and frequency of wildland fires in the western United States have dramatically increased in recent years. On high-fire-risk days, a small fire ignition can rapidly grow and become out of control. Early detection of fire ignitions from initial smoke can assist the response to such fires befo...

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Main Authors: Anshuman Dewangan, Yash Pande, Hans-Werner Braun, Frank Vernon, Ismael Perez, Ilkay Altintas, Garrison W. Cottrell, Mai H. Nguyen
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/4/1007
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author Anshuman Dewangan
Yash Pande
Hans-Werner Braun
Frank Vernon
Ismael Perez
Ilkay Altintas
Garrison W. Cottrell
Mai H. Nguyen
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Yash Pande
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Mai H. Nguyen
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description The size and frequency of wildland fires in the western United States have dramatically increased in recent years. On high-fire-risk days, a small fire ignition can rapidly grow and become out of control. Early detection of fire ignitions from initial smoke can assist the response to such fires before they become difficult to manage. Past deep learning approaches for wildfire smoke detection have suffered from small or unreliable datasets that make it difficult to extrapolate performance to real-world scenarios. In this work, we present the Fire Ignition Library (FIgLib), a publicly available dataset of nearly 25,000 labeled wildfire smoke images as seen from fixed-view cameras deployed in Southern California. We also introduce SmokeyNet, a novel deep learning architecture using spatiotemporal information from camera imagery for real-time wildfire smoke detection. When trained on the FIgLib dataset, SmokeyNet outperforms comparable baselines and rivals human performance. We hope that the availability of the FIgLib dataset and the SmokeyNet architecture will inspire further research into deep learning methods for wildfire smoke detection, leading to automated notification systems that reduce the time to wildfire response.
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spelling doaj.art-bc1722ecb8a7465885a5d6653a300fa82023-11-23T21:55:28ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-02-01144100710.3390/rs14041007FIgLib & SmokeyNet: Dataset and Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Wildland Fire Smoke DetectionAnshuman Dewangan0Yash Pande1Hans-Werner Braun2Frank Vernon3Ismael Perez4Ilkay Altintas5Garrison W. Cottrell6Mai H. Nguyen7Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USAComputer Science and Engineering Department, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USASan Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USAScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USASan Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USASan Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USAComputer Science and Engineering Department, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USASan Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USAThe size and frequency of wildland fires in the western United States have dramatically increased in recent years. On high-fire-risk days, a small fire ignition can rapidly grow and become out of control. Early detection of fire ignitions from initial smoke can assist the response to such fires before they become difficult to manage. Past deep learning approaches for wildfire smoke detection have suffered from small or unreliable datasets that make it difficult to extrapolate performance to real-world scenarios. In this work, we present the Fire Ignition Library (FIgLib), a publicly available dataset of nearly 25,000 labeled wildfire smoke images as seen from fixed-view cameras deployed in Southern California. We also introduce SmokeyNet, a novel deep learning architecture using spatiotemporal information from camera imagery for real-time wildfire smoke detection. When trained on the FIgLib dataset, SmokeyNet outperforms comparable baselines and rivals human performance. We hope that the availability of the FIgLib dataset and the SmokeyNet architecture will inspire further research into deep learning methods for wildfire smoke detection, leading to automated notification systems that reduce the time to wildfire response.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/4/1007wildland fire mitigationsmoke detectiondeep learningcomputer visionartificial intelligencemachine learning
spellingShingle Anshuman Dewangan
Yash Pande
Hans-Werner Braun
Frank Vernon
Ismael Perez
Ilkay Altintas
Garrison W. Cottrell
Mai H. Nguyen
FIgLib & SmokeyNet: Dataset and Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Wildland Fire Smoke Detection
Remote Sensing
wildland fire mitigation
smoke detection
deep learning
computer vision
artificial intelligence
machine learning
title FIgLib & SmokeyNet: Dataset and Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Wildland Fire Smoke Detection
title_full FIgLib & SmokeyNet: Dataset and Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Wildland Fire Smoke Detection
title_fullStr FIgLib & SmokeyNet: Dataset and Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Wildland Fire Smoke Detection
title_full_unstemmed FIgLib & SmokeyNet: Dataset and Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Wildland Fire Smoke Detection
title_short FIgLib & SmokeyNet: Dataset and Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Wildland Fire Smoke Detection
title_sort figlib smokeynet dataset and deep learning model for real time wildland fire smoke detection
topic wildland fire mitigation
smoke detection
deep learning
computer vision
artificial intelligence
machine learning
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/4/1007
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