National Concept for Information System for Monitoring and Forest Fire Management

Participants: BASA-ReSAC, National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, National Forestry Board - MAF

The main objectives are to:

• Make compatible the data, received from meteorological and resources satellites, thematic and cadastral maps and various land geoinformation.
• System for assessment and prognosis of the fire ignition risk.
• Fire evolution model.

Basic information needed:

• Land Cover/Land Use maps;
• Forest database, structured according to the type, location, and inflammability classes; Archive system of forest fires and their characteristics, various physical characteristics describing fire ignition and distribution risk;
• Satellite information.

Real time information needed:

• Weather condition information;
• Satellite images;
• Detailed forecast of all important meteo-elements: wind, humidity, temperature, precipitation, soil condition, evapotranspiration.