DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS FOR THE PROTECTION OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES INFRASTRUCTURES FROM FOREST FIRE DANGER IN BALKAN COUNTRIES AND TURKEY
The company has been awarded funding for the implementation of a project called “Development of management and decision support tools for the protection of economic and societal activities of forest fire risk infrastructures in the Balkan countries and Turkey” with the short title “FireWtach”, which is funded by the NSRF 2007-2013 Program “Openness and Competitiveness of Businesses II”. The “FireWatch” project aims to produce an integrated product for assessing and mapping forest fires of specific economic activity infrastructures while proposing personalized precautionary actions. The product covers a wide range of functions for estimating and spatial depiction of forest fire risk in a specific area while proposing targeted actions for forest fire risk reduction based on the environmental and meteorological characteristics of each location. Beyond its operational character, the product can also be considered as an educational tool for the training of both visitors and staff. Essentially, it is a Geographic Information System application supported by client oriented and specialized services