New generation of automatic ground based wildfire surveillance systems

Abstract

The paper presents a state of the art in the research area of ground based wildfire surveillance systems with special emphasis on their latest generations proposed and developed in the last couple of years. We have focused primarily on novel, more efficient algorithms for wildfire detection, but other topics like fusion of video based systems with other wildfire detection systems and their integration with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) systems has also been analyzed. Our particular focus was on research carried out in our Department. Last but not least, we give our opinions and assumptions about future development of such systems.