Determining the burnt area based on digital processing and image analysis

The paper presents the evaluation of the possibility to apply the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to determine the burned area using the machine vision method. Digital analysis to determine the NDVI has been based on images obtained by transducers in visible light and near infrared (NIR). Under appropriate conditions, the described method offers an alternative to the existing methods of observation and manual measurement. As great progress has been made in the field of unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition, the method described constitutes a possible solution especially in cases when evaluation of loss assessment caused by external fires is supposed to be prepared.

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).