Early Forest Fire Detection Using Radio-Acoustic Sounding System

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Early Forest Fire Detection Using Radio-Acoustic Sounding System

Yasar Guneri Sahin ¹^,* and Turker Ince ²

¹ Izmir University of Economics, Department of Software Engineering, Sakarya Cad. No:156, Balcova/Izmir, Turkey ² Izmir University of Economics, Department of Computer Engineering, Sakarya Cad. No:156, Balcova/Izmir, Turkey

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Received: 27 January 2009; in revised form: 17 February 2009 / Accepted: 27 February 2009 / Published: 3 March 2009

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making)

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Abstract: Automated early fire detection systems have recently received a significant amount of attention due to their importance in protecting the global environment. Some emergent technologies such as ground-based, satellite-based remote sensing and distributed sensor networks systems have been used to detect forest fires in the early stages. In this study, a radio-acoustic sounding system with fine space and time resolution capabilities for continuous monitoring and early detection of forest fires is proposed. Simulations show that remote thermal mapping of a particular forest region by the proposed system could be a potential solution to the problem of early detection of forest fires.

Keywords: Forest fire detection; RASS; acoustic sounding; radar; emergency management

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Sahin, Y.G.; Ince, T. Early Forest Fire Detection Using Radio-Acoustic Sounding System. Sensors 2009, 9, 1485-1498.

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Sahin Y.G., Ince T. Early Forest Fire Detection Using Radio-Acoustic Sounding System. Sensors. 2009; 9(3):1485-1498.

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Sahin, Yasar Guneri; Ince, Turker. 2009. "Early Forest Fire Detection Using Radio-Acoustic Sounding System." Sensors 9, no. 3: 1485-1498.

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