Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and before Cyprus). It is also famous for its variety of ecosystems, which include mountains, forests, plains, largely uninhabited territories, streams, rocky coasts, andContinue reading
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Can Artificial Intelligence save lives?
Several dozen casualties, tens of thousands destroyed houses, hundreds of thousands hectares of burnt land, major damage to local flora, and losses amounting to over $15 billion – 2017 was truly tragic for California. Raging fireContinue reading
Early fire detection and monitoring with an exportable algorithm
Many satellite-based methods for fire detection and monitoring have been developed to exploit data acquired by sensors. Their relatively low temporal resolution (hours) is, however, decidedly not adequate for detecting short-living events or fires characterisedContinue reading
Monitoring wildfires with spatial technology has limitations
The shortcomings of wildfire spread modeling systems and the widespread use of their outcomes in fire management decisions render the evaluation of fire simulation results crucial for model calibration and improvement. This study proposes anContinue reading
Modeling fire size of wildfires
The extent of fires, their periodicity and their impact on terrestrial communities is always a concern. Wildfires play an important role in shaping landscapes and as a source of CO2 and particulate matter. Modeling theContinue reading