Multispectral Indices for Wildfire Management
It addresses wildfire surveillance for management agencies, but is incremental as it reviews and applies existing methods to this domain.
This paper tackles the problem of wildfire management by applying multispectral aerial and satellite imagery to identify factors like vegetation and water features, finding that indices such as NVDI, MNDWI, and MSR enhance data processing for monitoring and response.
The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires requires advanced methods for effective surveillance and management. Traditional ground-based observation techniques often struggle to adapt to rapidly changing fire behavior and environmental conditions. This paper examines the application of multispectral aerial and satellite imagery in wildfire management, emphasizing the identification and analysis of key factors influencing wildfire behavior, such as combustible vegetation and water features. Through a comprehensive review of current literature and the presentation of two practical case studies, we assess various multispectral indices and evaluate their effectiveness in extracting critical environmental attributes essential for wildfire prevention and management. Our case studies highlight several indices as particularly effective for segmentation and extraction: NVDI for vegetation, MNDWI for water features, and MSR for artificial structures. These indices significantly enhance wildfire data processing, thereby supporting improved monitoring and response strategies.