FIRE-RS

Wildfire Picosatellite Constellation & UAVs Remote Sensing: Active fire mapping and management

Axis 4: Combating climate change

OBJECTIVE 5B1 :
Improving the coordination and effectiveness of prevention, disasters management and rehabilitation tools of damaged areas

STATE: Terminado

CODE: SOE1/P4/E0437

TOTAL ELIGIBLE COST (€)
1.932.583,56

AID FEDER (€)
1.449.437,67

Pablo Yáñez Alfonso

PROJECT MANAGER

[email protected]

SECTORS: Forest fires

ANNOUNCEMENT: Primera

DURATION:
1 July, 2016

30 June, 2019

RESULTS: 0000-00-00

PRIMARY BENEFICIARY:
Universidade de Vigo. Departamento de Teoría de la Señal y Comunicaciones Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica Departamento de Ingeniería Informática (ES)

OTHER BENEFICIARIES:

2. Universidade do Porto. Faculdade de Engenharia. Laboratório de Sistemas e Tecnologia Subaquática PT
3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Délégation Midi-Pyrénées. Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes FR

One of the greatest threats and environmental disasters that occur annually in south-west Europe is that of forest fires. FIRE-RS proposes to reduce their impact by providing emergency agencies and coordination centres with an innovative tool for the early detection and the efficient management of fires. During the project a multidisciplinary and international team will create a platform which by the use of new technologies will give very precise information almost in real time on the perimeter of the fire, its location, and the existing danger.

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PARTICIPATING REGIONS

France > Galicia > Midi – Pyrénées > North > Portugal > Spain

RECIPIENTS

Entidades parapúblicas pertenecientes a una estructura administrativa / Entidad pública / Empresa pública, European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation, General State Administration, Large company, Local government, Others, Professional associations / Interprofessional associations, Regional administration, Secondary schools, laboratories and research centres, Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Technology / science centres and parks, University and higher education institutions

FIRE RS is a project that allows to prevent, detect and map forest fires. For this, the project is based on a sustainable and innovative technology that allows remote sensing via pico-satellites and UAVs (a tool used in the strategic plans of forest fires).

The FIRE RS methodology is based on:

Long range and low cost infrared terrestrial sensors
Emergency UAVs that allow accurate mapping of fires and real-time information
Data processing through a forest fire management software
Psycho satellite detection.

Through these elements, the project offers a control software for all devices to act, detect and prevent forest fires that guarantees that emergency services receive clearer, more precise and concise information on the progress and status of a fire.

All the methodology used is applicable to other natural disasters such as floods and can cover a wide geographical area. The latter has been integrated into emergency equipment for forest fire management in the regions where the project has been developed.

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