Results of the development of the forecast monitoring system of factors characterizing the fire hazard of the territory using satellite and ground data

Abstract

Purpose. Improving of a forecast monitoring system of the fire hazard territory.

Methods. To obtain a qualitatively new result the approach of Big Data including static (relatively slowly changing in time) data, ground information from meteorological stations and satellite data over a long period of time is applied.

Findings. A forecast monitoring system of factors characterizing the fire hazard of the territory is developed. The system includes remote access service (providing data to users), database of forecast monitoring statistics, data processing and analysis subsystems. The structure of the system is relatively universal with the ability to complete and change both the functions themselves and the tasks to be solved. This allows considering the system as a preliminary stage of introducing modern approaches to fire hazard forecasting on the territory in the Republic of Belarus. The creation of the system is the beginning of a new forecast stage in the development of mechanisms of response to natural fires in the Republic of Belarus.

Application field of research. The results of a forecast monitoring system of factors characterizing the fire hazard of the territory may be used in daily activities of the departments of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus to reduce damage due to natural fires.