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Burke, C, Wich, SA, Kusin, K, McAree, O, Harrison, M, Ripoll, B, Ermiasi, Y, Mulero-Pázmány, M and Longmore, SN (2019) Thermal-Drones as a Safe and Reliable Method for Detecting Subterranean Peat Fires. Drones, 3 (1). ISSN 2504-446X
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Abstract
Underground peat fires are a major hazard to health and livelihoods in Indonesia, and are a major contributor to carbon emissions globally. Being subterranean, these fires can be difficult to detect and track, especially during periods of thick haze and in areas with limited accessibility. Thermal infrared detectors mounted on drones present a potential solution to detecting and managing underground fires, as they allow large areas to be surveyed quickly from above and can detect the heat transferred to the surface above a fire. We present a pilot study in which we show that underground peat fires can indeed be detected in this way. We also show that a simple temperature thresholding algorithm can be used to automatically detect them. We investigate how different thermal cameras and drone flying strategies may be used to reliably detect underground fires and survey fire-prone areas. We conclude that thermal equipped drones are potentially a very powerful tool for surveying for fires and firefighting. However, more investigation is still needed into their use in real-life fire detection and firefighting scenarios.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | astro-ecology; drones; peat fires; remote sensing; thermal infrared |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences Q Science > QB Astronomy T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics |
| Divisions: | Astrophysics Research Institute Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Date Deposited: | 27 Feb 2019 10:55 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 01:58 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.3390/drones3010023 |
| Editors: | Wang, E |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10221 |
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