GIS-BASED COMPUTER CODE FOR THE EVALUATION OF FOREST FIRE SPREAD

Abstract

The approach to the implementation of a computer code, based on the geographic information system, for the forest fire behavior prediction is presented. Consecutive steps are considered, which include the formulation of fire spread mathematical model, classification of vegetation fuels using the forest inventory data, approximation of fire perimeter propagation, and overall arrangement of fire simulation code

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Dates

  • Submission Date2006-04-20
  • Revision Date2006-08-15
  • Acceptance Date2006-08-30

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI0702251S

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