1. The ArcFUEL project:
Idea & main prospects
ArcFUEL Workshop, 18/12/2013, Thessaloniki
Forest Fires: Fuel mapping in the Mediterranean countries
Marc Bonazountas, Alkis Astyakopoulos
EPSILON International SA | Monemvasias 27 | 15125, Marousi, GR
T: +30 2106898619 | bonazountas@epsilon.gr | rtd-geo@epsilon.gr
ArcFUEL Final Workshop “Forest Fires: Fuel mapping in the Mediterranean countries”
18 December 2013, Aristotle University Research Dissemination Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
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2. ArcFUEL Final Workshop “Forest Fires: Fuel mapping in the Mediterranean countries”
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3. Our Agenda
09:00 – 10:00
REGISTRATION
10:00 – 10:30
Prof. Marc Bonazountas & Mr. Alkis Astyakopoulos (EPSILON INTERNATIONAL SA): “The ArcFUEL project: the idea
and the main prospects”
10:30 – 11:00
Prof. Ioannis Gitas (AUTh): “Forest fuel classification and mapping at large scale in Mediterranean Area”
11:00 – 11:30
Mr. George Eftichidis (ALGOSYSTEMS SA): “The ArcFUEL methodology for the collection of the ground truth data,
results achieved in Greece”
11:30 – 12:00
Mr. Luis-Mario Ribeiro (ADAI): “ArcFUEL mapping in Portugal and fire simulation”
12:00 – 12:30
Mr. Giacomo Martirano (EPSILON ITALIA Srl): “ArcFUEL and INSPIRE”
12:30 – 13:00
Dr. Ana Sebastian (GMV SAU): “Results of the ArcFUEL methodology achieved in Southern Spain”
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 – 14:30
Dr. David Caballero (METEOGRID): “Ground truth survey in Spain”
14:30 – 15:00
Dr. Pavlos Konstantinidis (FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI) “Use of new technologies in forest fire
protection plans and fuel mapping in the Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki”
15:00 – 15:30
Dr. Nikos Grammalidis (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE) “Research on remote sensing and
detection/management of forest fires in the Information Technologies Institute: research projects FIRESENSE,
BIOSOS και OUTLAND”
15:30 – 16:00
Round Table
16:00
END OF THE EVENT
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4. Outline of presentation
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Project details
Triggered proposal
Historic EU FCM production
JRC/FCM production 2010+
Problems in fuel mapping
ArcFUEL solutions to the problem
Technology & Data used
ArcFUEL main classes
Project Actions
Final maps
Project Stakeholders
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5. Project details…
LIFE10 ENV/GR/617 ArcFUEL: Mediterranean Fuel Maps
Geodatabase for Wildland & Forest Fire Safety
Locations:
Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal
Budget:
1.305.864 €
652.932,00 € (50%, EC grant)
Duration:
01/10/2011 - 31/12/2013
Leading Beneficiary:
EPSILON International SA (GR)
Associated Beneficiaries:
AUTH (GR), Algosystems SA (GR)
EPSILON Italia slr (IT)
GMV (ES), ADAI (PT)
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6. …Project details
5 Project meetings
2 Monitoring visits
1 EC review visit
2 Workshops
10 scientific presentations
Dissemination material etc…
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7. Triggered proposal
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8. Ground-air
resources
manageme
nt
Dynamic
fleet
tracking
Fuel
Maps
Fire
Evolution
&
behavior
Evacuation
assistance
to citizens
Dynamic
emergency
monitoring
Post-fire
flood &
erosion
risk
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9. Past EU/FCM production
1990-2000: Reclassification
of the vegetation types to
produce Fuel Maps from
Forest & National Maps
based on assumptions
2000-2010: forest fuel catalogues are
established: NFFL, Scott & Burgan,
PROMETHEUS
2010+: JRC works (e.g. FUELMAP
project)
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10. JRC/FCM production 2010+
FUELMAP developed 52 new Fuel
Types
Generic enough to represent forest
vegetation complexes according to
flammability, combustibility and
fire-impact criteria.
Limitation 250m X 250m
FUELMAP focuses on Fuel Types
and their structure and not on the
production of Fuel Maps per se
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11. Fuel Mapping Problems
Problem 1: Different mapping approaches
Problem 2: Use of customized forest fuel
models.
Problem 3: Lack of a harmonized
methodology
Impact 1: The existing FCM are not intercomparable
Impact 2: The mapping process cannot be
extrapolated straightforward to other
areas
Impact 3: The maps produced can’t be
updated easily
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12. ArcFUEL solutions
Compiles information from past FCM
efforts (JRC)
Use of “readily available” spatial data
sets
Delivers a consistent and systematic
ex novo methodology for large scale
classification and mapping of forest
fuels
Produce of a harmonized procedure
according to INSPIRE
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13. ArcFUEL solutions
Support the operational use of
fire simulation applications in
context of forest fire management
Application in Greece, Portugal
(national scale) and in Italy and
Spain (regional scale)
Validation with extensive field
work
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14. ArcFUEL Technology & Data
Remote sensing (GRASS-GIS, Erdas
Imagine)
GIS (ArcGIS Desktop, QGIS)
Data harmonization (GoPublisher)
Landsat satellite images (30m)
JRC’s and already available ancillary
data
FUELMAP results
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15. ArcFUEL input data
Source
Name
Spatial resolution
Information
JRC
Forest type map 2006
25m
Maps
Broadleaved
and
Coniferous forests in Europe
JRC
Ecoregions
250m
Maps different ecoregions in
Europe
JRC
FuelMap
250m
Maps fuels in Europe
JRC
Forest Cover Density
250m
Canopy
Europe
JRC
Burned area maps
1ha
EEA
CLC
100m
Maps produced each year
depicting
burned
areas
greater than 1ha
Land cover map of Europe
USGS
Landsat TM
30m
Remotely sensed imagery
METI
ASTER GDEM
30m
Digital Elevation Model of
the World
forest
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16. ArcFUEL main classes
Main
classes
Subclasses
Associati
on with
Density
cover
data
Scrub
Evergreen
Broadleaved
Scrub
Open
Dense
Scrub
Evergreen
Open
Dense
Coniferous
Scrub
Deciduous
Scrub
Main
classes
Transitional forests
Subclasses
Association
with the basic
JRC Fuel
Types
Transitional
forests
Evergreen
Open
Open
Dense
Deciduous
Association with the
basic JRC Fuel Types
Association
with Density
cover data
Dense
Broadleaved forests
Transitional
forests
Scrub
Transitional forests
Open
Broadleaved forests
Dense
Transitional forests
Shrubs
Coniferous forests
Surface
fuels
Transitional forests
Ground
fuels
Coniferous forests
Azonic
fuels
Open
Dense
Deciduous
Mixed forests
Grasses
Mixed
forests
Surface fuels
Ground fuels
Other fuels
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17. ArcFUEL Actions
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18. Action M: Management
Duration: M1-M27
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19. Action P: Preparatory Phase
Duration: M1-M9
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20. Action I: Implementation Phase
Duration: M9-M27
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21. Action D: Dissemination Phase
Duration: M3-M27
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22. ArcFUEL final maps
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23. ArcFUEL final maps
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24. ArcFUEL Stakeholders
[GR:GSCP] Hellenic General Secretarial for Civil
Protection
[GR:OKXE] Hellenic Cartographic Organization
[SP:EGMASA] Empresa de Gestion Medio
Ambiental SA
[SP:MARM] Ministry of Environment and Rural
and Marine affairs
[PT:IM] National Institute of Meteorology
[IT:TC] Tutela Civium
[IT:DSPRC] Department of Social Policies and
Volunteers of Region Calabria
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25. www.arcfuel.eu
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26. ArcFUEL video
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27. Marc Bonazountas, Alkis Astyakopoulos
Epsilon International SA | Monemvasias 27 | 15125 Marousi, GR
T: +30-210-6898-614 | arcfuel@epsilon.gr
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