The project aims to improve operational and economic performance in the detection and monitoring of fire lines in forest fires.

This project aims to improve operational and economic performance in the detection and monitoring of fire lines in forest fires. The initiative is committed to the use of new automatic georeferencing applications to minimise the burned area. In this way, the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canarias seeks to demonstrate the viability of a monitoring and detection system that is much cheaper and more reliable than the current ones.

Another aspect on which the project will work is the awareness of extinguishing technicians and organizations towards new emerging technologies, which reduce risks at a much lower cost and more effectively than current ones.

The project will try to demonstrate that it is possible to operate with multirotor UAVs away from the area in which the aerial extinguishing operation works, thus avoiding accidents. Discussion forums will also be held with specialists in the sector based on field demonstrations.

The activities of this initiative include:

• Gathering information from current work systems and procedures
• Valuation report and system specifications
• Development of the ground system and the multirotor UAV system
• Ground-to-air system integration
• Development of the central control system for demos
• Outreach and field testing in different locations with panel discussions