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Application of infrared scanners to forest fire detection
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hirsch, S. N. |
| Copyright Year | 1971 |
| Description | The potential of using infrared scanners for the detection of forest fires is discussed. An experiment is described in which infrared and visual detection systems were used jointly to study timber fire detection. Many fires were detected visually but missed by the airborne IR system, and many fires were detected by the IR system but missed visually. Until more is learned about the relationship between heat output and smoke output from latent fires, the relative effectiveness of visual and IR systems cannot be determined. The 1970 tests indicated that IR used in combination with visual detection will result in a more efficient system than visual alone. Even with limited knowledge of the relative effectiveness of the two systems, operational use of a combined system can be used to substantially reduce total firefighting costs. |
| File Size | 7573352 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730007663 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t19k93f82 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1971-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Airborne Equipment Infrared Scanners Earth Resources Program Imagery Radiation Forest Fire Detection Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
