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This article delves into the analysis of performance and utilization of Support Vector Machines (SVMs) for the critical task of forest fire detection using image datasets. With the increasing threat of forest fires to ecosystems and human…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2024-03-11 Ankan Kar , Nirjhar Nath , Utpalraj Kemprai , Aman

AI has been proposed as an important tool to support several efforts related to nature-based climate solutions such as the detection of wildfires that affect forests and vegetation-based offsets. While this and other use-cases provide…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-20 Olamide Oladeji , Seyed Shahabeddin Mousavi

Wildfires are a significant threat to ecosystems and human infrastructure, leading to widespread destruction and environmental degradation. Recent advancements in deep learning and generative models have enabled new methods for wildfire…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-02 Hao Wang , Sayed Pedram Haeri Boroujeni , Xiwen Chen , Ashish Bastola , Huayu Li , Wenhui Zhu , Abolfazl Razi

In this research work, a hardware and software system is developed that uses wireless sensors to monitor environmental variables such as temperature, gas concentration and luminosity, in order to detect the existence of forest fires. Lora…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-12-01 Lucas Santos Goncalves , Celso Barbosa Carvalho

Climate change is intensifying wildfire risks globally, making reliable forecasting critical for adaptation strategies. While machine learning shows promise for wildfire prediction from Earth observation data, current approaches lack…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Aditya Chakravarty

Data acquisition in animal ecology is rapidly accelerating due to inexpensive and accessible sensors such as smartphones, drones, satellites, audio recorders and bio-logging devices. These new technologies and the data they generate hold…

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and we, as machine learning experts, may wonder how we can help. Here we describe how machine learning can be a powerful tool in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping…

Wildfires are growing in frequency and intensity, devastating ecosystems and communities while causing billions of dollars in suppression costs and economic damage annually in the U.S. Traditional wildfire management is mostly reactive,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Shaurya Mathur , Shreyas Bellary Manjunath , Nitin Kulkarni , Alina Vereshchaka

Global climate change has had a drastic impact on our environment. Previous study showed that pest disaster occured from global climate change may cause a tremendous number of trees died and they inevitably became a factor of forest fire.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-10-19 Chia-Yen Chiang , Chloe Barnes , Plamen Angelov , Richard Jiang

Over the last few decades, deforestation and climate change have caused increasing number of forest fires. In Southeast Asia, Indonesia has been the most affected country by tropical peatland forest fires. These fires have a significant…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-01-07 Suwei Yang , Massimo Lupascu , Kuldeep S. Meel

The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires necessitates advanced methods for effective surveillance and management, as traditional ground-based techniques often struggle to adapt to rapidly changing fire behavior and environmental…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-11 Afonso Oliveira , João P. Matos-Carvalho , Filipe Moutinho , Nuno Fachada

Deforestation estimation and fire detection in the Amazon forest poses a significant challenge due to the vast size of the area and the limited accessibility. However, these are crucial problems that lead to severe environmental…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-12 Gabor Fodor , Marcos V. Conde

One of the major impacts of climatic changes is due to destroying of forest. Destroying of forest takes place in many ways but the majority of the forest is destroyed due to wild forest fires. In this paper we have presented a path planning…

Robotics · Computer Science 2012-03-20 M. P. Sivaram Kumar , S. Rajasekaran

Active fire detection in satellite imagery is of critical importance to the management of environmental conservation policies, supporting decision-making and law enforcement. This is a well established field, with many techniques being…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-07-05 Gabriel Henrique de Almeida Pereira , André Minoro Fusioka , Bogdan Tomoyuki Nassu , Rodrigo Minetto

Carbon offset programs are critical in the fight against climate change. One emerging threat to the long-term stability and viability of forest carbon offset projects is wildfires, which can release large amounts of carbon and limit the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-05 Tristan Ballard , Matthew Cooper , Chris Lowrie , Gopal Erinjippurath

The aim of this research is to review the state of computer vision as applied to combatting forest fires. My motivation to research this topic comes from the urgency with which new participants and stakeholders require guidance in this…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-09 Ryan Marinelli

Since frequent severe droughts are lengthening the dry season in the Amazon Rainforest, it is important to detect wildfires promptly and forecast possible spread for effective suppression response. Current wildfire detection models are not…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-08-09 Christopher Sun

Over the last decade there has been an increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires across the globe, posing significant threats to human and animal lives, ecosystems, and socio-economic stability. Therefore urgent action is required to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-14 Maria Sdraka , Alkinoos Dimakos , Alexandros Malounis , Zisoula Ntasiou , Konstantinos Karantzalos , Dimitrios Michail , Ioannis Papoutsis

Forest fires pose a natural threat with devastating social, environmental, and economic implications. The rapid and highly uncertain rate of spread of wildfires necessitates a trustworthy digital tool capable of providing real-time…

Forest fires pose a significant threat to the environment, human life, and property. Early detection and response are crucial to mitigating the impact of these disasters. However, traditional forest fire detection methods are often hindered…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-10 Hari Prabhat Gupta , Rahul Mishra