Main Sector of relevance\IRC classification 7. Environment and Safety

7.7 Hardware-and-software complex for remote fire sensing

Developers’ contact information

Scientific and Engineering Republican Unitary Enterprise “Geoinformation Systems”
6, Surganova Str., 220012 Minsk
Sergey Anatolyevish Zolotoy
tel. +375 (17) 284-13-64, fax +375 (17) 231-79-20

Summary

Hardware-and-software complex for remote sensing of fires is developed for processing of low resolution satellite data to detect thermal anomalies in woods and on peat lands of the Republic of Belarus and to define their geodetic and administrative-territorial coordinates.

Description

—

Technology type

Technical advantages and economic benefits

The software was designed to process pictures received from NOAA Series space vehicles (AVHRR radiometer, spatial resolution in nadir point is 1100 m) and TERRA space vehicle (MODIS radiometer, spatial resolution of channels used for thermal anomalies interpretation is 1000 m).
The software was adapted to process Earth remote sensing data received within the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

Technology differentiation and uniqueness

Use of preliminary trained artificial neural network for satellite image interpretation to detect points of “thermal anomaly” class; choice of level assurance of detected points to “thermal anomaly” class during their interpretation and a possibility to analyze characteristics of detected thermal anomaly points; possibility to create an output file including geodesic coordinates of thermal anomaly points and a file containing administrative-territorial coordinates.

Context in which technology was identified

Belarusian space system for remote Earth sensing.

Technological keywords

Remote firs sensing, thermal anomaly, neural net, geodetic and administrative-territorial coordinates.

Development Stage

Intellectual property rights

Range of applications

Systems for remote Earth sensing from the space.

Classifier Used at the EU Innovation Relay Centres

Preferable Regions

Practical experience

The complex is a part of the Ground Segment of the Belarusian space system of remote sensing for topical satellite image interpretation for the advantage of the Ministry of Emergencies.

Environmental impact

None.

Type of collaboration sought

Terms and restrictions

The complex is subject to transfer only under contract conditions.
Adaptation to local natural environment is needed to transfer and use of the complex outside the territory of the Republic of Belarus

Available technical assistance