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Visibility analysis of fire lookout towers in the Boyabat State Forest Enterprise in Turkey.       
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Ömer KÜÇÜK Prof. Dr. Ömer KÜÇÜK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özer Topaloglu
Doç. Dr. Arif Oğuz ALTUNEL Doç. Dr. Arif Oğuz ALTUNEL
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Çetin
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
For a successful fire suppression, it is essential to detect and intervene forest fires as early as possible. Fire lookout towers are crucial assets in detecting forest fires, in addition to other technological advancements. In this study, we performed a visibility analysis on a network of fire lookout towers currently operating in a relatively fire-prone region in Turkey's Western Black Sea region. Some of these towers had not been functioning properly; it was proposed that these be taken out of the grid and replaced with new ones. The percentage of visible areas under the current network of fire lookout towers was 73%; it could rise to 81% with the addition of newly proposed towers. This study was the first research to conduct a visibility analysis of current and newly proposed fire lookout towers in the Western Black Sea region and focus on its forest fire problem.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Fire lookout tower | Fire management | Forest fires | Geographic information system | Visibility analysis
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
Dergi ISSN 0167-6369
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2017
Cilt No 189
Sayı 7
Sayfalar 329 / 0
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s10661-017-6008-1
Makale Linki https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-017-6008-1