Project description
Enhancing our society's resilience against wildfires
Changing climate is increasing the risk of wildfires. As temperatures continue to soar in the future, scientists warn that extreme fires will become more common. Meaningful early warning forecasts, early identification and tracking as well as effective response are of paramount importance to save lives and contain environmental damage. The EU-funded SAFERS project will develop a complex emergency management system capable of acting along the whole emergency management cycle, thanks to the coupled use of heterogeneous Big Data, advanced models, and AI. Earth Observation data from Copernicus and GEOSS will be the primary data source, which will be combined with data from social media, smoke detectors, and mobile applications. This will allow first responders, citizens and decision makers to generate new and more accurate information, enhancing our society's resilience against wildfires.
Field of science
- /natural sciences/biological sciences/botany
- /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/artificial intelligence
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-SC5-2019-2
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
10138 Torino
Italy
Participants (13)
17100 Savona
57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
00560 Helsinki
82269 Geltendorf
EH21 7DX Musselburgh
10123 Torino
WC1N 3AX London
06902 Sophia Antipolis
08552 Taradell
10134 Torino
20600 Furiani
54 248 Thessaloniki
15500 Holargos, Athens