Turkish AI-powered forest fire decision system nominated for global award

Türkiye’s AI-driven decision support system for forest fires was nominated for the World Summit on Information Society Awards, calling for citizen support in online voting

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ibrahim Yumakli announced that the Artificial Intelligence-supported Decision-Support System used in combating forest fires has been nominated for the World Summit on the Information Society Awards.

The Decision-Support system used by the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) to combat forest fires has been nominated for the World Summit on the Information Society Awards by the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency.

Citizens can vote for the system via the link “https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/” until March 31.

Registration is required to vote on the mentioned website. After registering, voting will be conducted for the “Forest Fires Support Decision System” on the competition page.

Voting will take place in 18 categories, and the projects receiving the most votes in each category will be awarded during a ceremony in Geneva from May 27 to 31.

The system, developed with local and national resources used by the OGM since 2022, features software that brings together many subsystems.

The Decision-Support System integrates meteorological data, Forest Information System data, UAV and satellite images.

The system enables the prediction of the probability of a forest fire based on meteorological data and provides forecasts regarding the cause of the fire.

If a fire breaks out, instant meteorological and geographical conditions are analyzed to determine the correct intervention method.

The artificial intelligence-supported system continuously analyzes changing conditions to predict the fire’s real-time progression.

Based on these predictions, teams can intervene more effectively during fire incidents.

Considering the fire’s progression, settlements that need to be evacuated can also be rescued on time.

The system continuously records current data, improving firefighting efforts.

We await the support of our citizens

Minister Yumakli stated that the Decision-Support System significantly supports teams combating flames in forest fires.

“Our artificial intelligence-supported system, which strengthens our efforts against forest fires, has been nominated for the ‘World Summit on the Information Society Awards.’ We expect all our citizens to support our Ministry in the online voting. With the support of our nation, we firmly believe that we will receive the award we deserve by the end of the voting period on March 31,” Yumakli noted.

Source: Newsroom