‘Portugal Without Fires’, A data visualization system to help analyze forest fire data in Portugal

Duarte Gonçalves*, Bruno Lima, João Martinho Moura, Luís Ferreira

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

The year 2017 was relatively tragic concerning the fires in Portugal. The scourge that settled in the country and the loss of countless human lives were engraved in the Portuguese memory. Due to extraordinary weather conditions and a lack of powerful means to immediately respond to the tragedy, more than a hundred citizens lost their lives in forest fires, some of them in severe conditions, in the middle of the forest and without a chance of escape, burned in cars as they fled. This paper presents the development of an integrated visualization system, exploring data acquired over the period of last ten years of Portuguese Forest Fires. The data was extracted from multiples of official public sources and formats, analyzed and classified accordingly. Advanced graphics and data-intense processing techniques provide distinct outputs, results, and correlations on acquired sources. This project contributes to innovative data analysis and reports perception, and it is intended to fit the expectation and needs of forest fires experts in crisis scenarios, representing an add-value for transformative co-decision.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInteractivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation - 7th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2018, and 3rd EAI International Conference, DLI 2018, ICTCC 2018, Proceedings
EditorsAnthony L. Brooks, Eva Brooks, Cristina Sylla
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages520-525
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783030061333
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event7th EAI International Conference on Arts and Technology, Interactivity, and Game Creation, ArtsIT 2018 and 3rd EAI International Conference on Design, Learning and Innovation, DLI 2018 - Braga, Portugal
Duration: 24 Oct 201826 Oct 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume265
ISSN (Print)1867-8211

Conference

Conference7th EAI International Conference on Arts and Technology, Interactivity, and Game Creation, ArtsIT 2018 and 3rd EAI International Conference on Design, Learning and Innovation, DLI 2018
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityBraga
Period24/10/1826/10/18

Keywords

  • Big data
  • Co-decision
  • Data analytics
  • Data visualization
  • Interaction
  • Wildfires

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of '‘Portugal Without Fires’, A data visualization system to help analyze forest fire data in Portugal'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this