AAIR Project No PL 94-2392

Objectives
Compilation of the geographical database for all sites with information derived from maps, satellite images, and possible from pan-European datasets. Application of spatial analysis and modelling techniques for generation of new spatial distributed information such as wind pattern and fuel types. Construction of application of wind, fire and snow risk models.

Methodology
Compilation of the geographic databases through conversion of mapped information to digital form, and through use of image processing and spatial data analysis techniques. Obtain information on the existence of European datasets and inclusion of the available, relevant ones. Derive models to generate surfaces of windspeed and snow occurrence for use in Portugal and Finland respectively. Derive national probability maps for windspeed in United Kingdom. Integration of field, image spectral and vegetation structure data for fuel type classification. Field checking of classification results. Design and encode a knowledge based system for procudtion of fuel hazard maps using output from Sub-tasks of Tasks 4 and 5. Integration of fuel hazard maps with windflow patterns generated in Task 5.1 in a fire risk model. Metadataconcepts are an important component in the development and success of this Task and, indeed, of the whole project.

Last modified: Mon Apr 13 18:58:36 BST 1997