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iForestFire is integrated and intelligent video based system for early detection of forest fires. Forest fires are detected in incipient stage using advanced image processing and image analyse methods. Intelligent algorithm analyses image, trying to discover the visual characteristics of forest fire, particularly smoke development during the daytime and appearance of flames during the night.

Monitoring station

iForestFire is Web information system (WIS), because the user interface is standard Web browser. System is based on field units and a central processing unit (server). The field units includes day & night, pan/tilt/zoom controlled IP based video camera and an IP based mini meteorological station generally connected by wireless LAN to a central processing unit where all analysis, calculation, presentation, image and data archiving is done (max. 6 video cameras per server).

Operating center

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iForestFire is intelligent because in its automatic mode, the forest fire detection is based on various advanced image processing, image analysis and image understanding algorithms. Its software structure is completely based on agent architecture. Intelligent software agents are responsible for all image and data collecting and analyses.

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iForestFire is integral because it is based on three different: types of data: real-time video data, real-time meteorological data and GIS (Geographical Information System). Real-time video data Digital video stream is used in both system modes, the automatic and the manual one. In automatic mode the video stream is a source of images for automatic forest fire detection. In manual mode the video stream is used for distant video presence and distant video inspection. Real-time meteorological data The meteorological data are used by the post-processing unit for false alarm reduction, but also for forest fire risk calculation during the monitoring phase and fire spread estimation during the fire fighting phase. GIS (Geographical Information System) database GIS database stores information on pure geographical data (elevations, road locations, water resources etc.) and all other relevant information related to a geographic position, like fire history, rain-water resource locations, land coverland use, soil characteristics, local forest corridor map, tourist routes and similar. These data are used for user friendly camera pan/tilt control but also they are quite useful for fire fighting management activities.
Alarm window

Smoke detection

iForestFire has a modular design with respect to both hardware and software. Hardware modularity enables us to easily add new monitoring locations and positions of camera. Software modularity enables us to easily add completely new functionalities. Some of the modules, currently in development, are a module for simulation of possible spreading of forest fire, module for detecting possible eruptive fire and the module for automatic assessment of micro-local fire risk index. Modularity ensures a fast and simple adjustment of the iForestFire system to various users' demands.

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Web GIS subsystem is very important part of iForestFire system

Meteorological parameters for the last 24 hours

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iForestFire has two basic work modes - manual and automatic work mode. In case of automatic work mode, system recognizes the existence of smoke clouds which are up to 10 m in height and located within the distance of 10 km, and it automatically makes the alarm go off. In case of manual work mode, cameras are operated through the interface adjusted to the utmost degree to the user - with a joystick, keyboard, mouse, virtual commands, using georeferenced map, panorama photos and the like.

Manual work mode

iForestFire provides an excellent support to the filling system of all incoming and suspicious images as well as of other important information. It is possible to subsequently analyze all meteorological information in correlation with other data and it is also possible to preview the recorded incoming and alarming images in a few different ways which are adjusted to the utmost degree to the user. The system also provides an excellent GIS support which is based on the Web GIS system. The system can be configured as a closed network system and in the case of connecting the server through the adequate firewall to the Internet, you can use it anywhere where a broadband Internet access can be found.

Alarm archive

Reference list

- National park of Paklenica - National park of Mljet - Nature park of Vransko jezero - Nature park of Biokovo - Nature park of Telaica - Fire Brigade Community of Istra County

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Awards

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Founded by VIDI IT magazine and Institut Ruer Bokovi, Zagreb, Croatia

1st PRIZE GOLDEN TESLA'S EGG 2007

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