survey on technologies for automatic forest fire monitoring, detection, and fighting using unmanned aerial vehicles and remote sensing techniques

• Published in: Canadian journal of forest research Vol. 45; no. 7; pp. 783 - 792
• Main Authors: Yuan, Chi, Youmin Zhang, Zhixiang Liu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa NRC Research Press 01.07.2015; Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
• Subjects: and fighting; Control; detection; détection et combat des feux; Environmental monitoring; feu de forêt; fire detection; fire fighting; fire monitoring; Firefighting; Forest & brush fires; forest fire; Forest fires; Forest management; human resources; image processing; maneuverability; Methods; monitoring; prognosis; Remote sensing; surveillance; surveys; traitement des images; télédétection; Unmanned aerial vehicles; vibration; véhicules aériens sans pilote

Because of their rapid maneuverability, extended operational range, and improved personnel safety, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with vision-based systems have great potential for monitoring, detecting, and fighting forest fires. Over the last decade, UAV-based forest fire fighting technology has...