Objective The aim of the proposed work is to develop a state-of-the-art,operational and strategic decision support tool for the real-timesimulation of forest fires in Mediterranean ecosystems.The basis of the tool will be the real-time forest firessimulator developed under contract EPOC-CT90-0020. This combinesmodels for combustion and flow field computation to predict thespeed, direction and intensity of the fire front.A customised GIS system which provides the simulator with all thenecessary geographical and meteorological data will also bedesigned and constructed along with the appropriate interface.The finalproduct will be an integrated tool which will operate under acentral control system to be designed within the frame of theproposed project. Appropriate graphics and will be included foreasy data modification and immediate utilization of the results.Within this context the type and quality of the geographical andmeteorological data to be collected from different Mediterraneancountries will be defined. The data will be collected andorganized in a GIS based data bank which will feed theforest-fire simulator.Improvements will also be made in theaspects of the physical modelling that need to be addressed inmore detail in order to enhance the degree of accuracy of thefire spread model. A customized GIS will be constructed and theproper forest fire simulator-GIS interface for real-time dataretrieval will be developed. Finally the effectiveness of theoperational tool for providing guidance to fire-fighters will betested in three Mediterranean countries.The outcome of this work will be a management tool which willprovide vital information to decision makers at critical stagesin the development of a forest fire when accuracy, speed andclarity of presentation are of utmost importance. The use ofthe system may be easily extended to the evaluation of preventionstrategies, especially concerning the location and width of firecorridors, forest cleaning and thinning and deploymentof equipment. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systemsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP3-ENV 1C - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the environment, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 040103 - Wildfires Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE Address Exhibition road SW7 2BX London United Kingdom See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CINAR SA Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4,h. mexi street 4 11528 Athens See on map CONPHOEBUS SCRL - ISTITUTO DI RICERCHE PER LE ENERGIE RINNOVABILI E IL RISPARMIO ENERGETICO Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Passo martino zona industriale 95030 Catania, piano d'arci See on map INTRACOM SA Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address 19.5 km,markopoulou avenue 19.5 km 19002 Peania See on map Instituto Superior Técnico Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1096 Lisboa See on map