Rome, 15 May hrs 4th ODS3F Progress Meeting, 15 May 2014, Rome ODS3F project overview Giovanni Laneve DIAEE – Università di Roma ‘La Sapienza’ PREPAREDNESS projects: Observation and Detection Systems for Forest Fire Management (ODS3F) Projects selected under 2012 Call for Proposals Prevention & Preparedness under the Civil Protection Financial Instrument

Project Status ODS3F - Observation and Detection Systems For Forest Fire management Project Duration: 2 years 4th ODS3F Progress Meeting, 15 May 2014, Rome Starting date: 1st January Closing date: 31th December Fire watch iForestFire iForestFire ® (Croatia) ForestWatch ForestWatch ® (South Africa - ex. FireHawk)FireHawk Ciclope Ciclope ® (Portugal) Forest Fire Finder Forest Fire Finder ® (Portugal) FireWatch FireWatch ® (Germany) AWFS AWFS ® (Switzerland) AlarmEye AlarmEye ® (UK) ForestVu ForestVu ® (UK) WarningEye WarningEye ® (Israel) Golden Eye Golden Eye ® (Latvia)

Objective and expected results 4th ODS3F Progress Meeting, 15 May 2014, Rome Development of a common understanding of the capabilities of vision (optical or thermal) and detection systems on which a fire remote detection network can be based. Defining agreed criteria capable to guide the decision about the adoption of situation reports based upon remote observation system, in terms of convenience and/or basic characteristics (visible or thermal camera). Evaluating, through an agreed evaluation scheme, the performances of the already available monitoring systems based on visible or thermal camera already available in the countries of the project partners; Assessing the possibility of complementing the monitoring network with a system capable to simulate the fire behaviour providing the most probable, time dependent, propagation conditions by taking into account the meteorological conditions, the orography and fuel (vegetation) type and status;

Objective and expected results  Define an optimized system,  Define a standardized set of information,  Define a common method of using the situational reports for enhancing the correct, effective and efficient utilization of the available data in facing emergencies (as wildfires are) and in reducing their consequences. A guideline describing the elements to be taken into account for selecting the most suitable surveillance system for monitoring, protecting a given area of interest and for optimizing the exploitation of the produced information. 4th ODS3F Progress Meeting, 15 May 2014, Rome The adoption of these technologies as common and shared good practices at EU level.

Task TitleActions Scientific and technical Coordination & Project Management (M0 – M24) 1. Coordination and effective management of the project and consortium 2. Ensure the administrative and financial implementation of the Contract 3. Ensure the overall scientific and technical coordination of project activities 4. Ensure the achievement of overall technical and scientific objectives of the project Analysis and technical assessment of the observation/detection systems (M0 – M15) 1. Analysis of the automatic surveillance and monitoring system of forest fire using thermal cameras in the Region Castile and León (Spain); Evaluation of the performances 2. Analysis of the monitoring system in France, evaluation of the performances 3. Analysis of the monitoring system in Greece, evaluation of the performances 4. Analysis of the monitoring system in Italy, evaluation of the performances 5. Comparison of the monitoring/detection systems available within the consortium Definition of situational data set, utilization strategy & simulation of fire behaviour (M12 – M24) 1. Evaluation of the situational data set and assessment of a common data utilization strategy 2. Study of a fire behaviour simulation module 3. Assessment of the possible improvement of the system Good practices and experiences exchange (M12– M24) 1. Comparison of systems and good practices and experiences exchange; 2. Development of guide lines for the optimized utilization of the situational reports. Communication & Dissemination (M2– M24) 1. Design and creation of a website; 2. Dissemination plan and elaboration of brochures and presentations 3. Construction of a database and mailing list for the dissemination of information and events & establishment of a communication tool for the consortium 4th ODS3F Progress Meeting, 15 May 2014, Rome Project planning and structure

4th ODS3F Progress Meeting, 15 May 2014, Rome Deliverables/Milestones DeliverableDeadlineContent 1st version of Website on line March 2013 (M0+3)Project description Progress report August 2013 (M0+8)Progress report on the results of the systems analysis and the performances evaluation Progress report April 2014 (M0+16)Progress report on the optimized set of situational data + good practices and experiences exchange Final report January 2015 (M0+24) Final Technical/Financial project report Final document January 2015 (M0+24) Guidelines for the implementation and optimized exploitation of monitoring systems

4th ODS3F Progress Meeting, 15 May 2014, Rome Date and places of major events EventsWhere & whenReasons for travel Kick-offBruxelles, 17th January 2013Kick off meeting with the EC 1st Meeting with partners Rome – 2° week February 2013 Kick-off meeting among partners 2° Progress MeetingSoria June 2013Progress meeting 3° Progress MeetingThessaloniki January 2014Progress meeting 4° Progress MeetingRome May 2014 Progress meeting/Planning comparison procedure WorkshopAix en Provence Experiences comparison, common data utilization strategy definition, best practices identification Final EventRomeFinal meeting