Android-based Forest Fire Danger Rating Information System for Early Prevention of Forest / Land fires

Abstract

The significant losses and negative impacts due to forest and land fires cause the need for an effort to prevent forest and land fires from an early stage. Therefore doing prevention before a disaster occurs has a low cost and smaller losses compared to efforts to manage disasters that have already occurred. The Remote Sensing Applications Center-LAPAN has produced fire hazard rating information. Information on fire hazard ratings which are up to date, fast and precise can be used to monitor forestry resources. The development of an accountable monitoring system can be a reference in efforts to control forest and land fires. At the same time participate in maintaining the sustainability of Indonesia’s natural resources sustainably. The development of an Android-based information dissemination system was created to facilitate the dissemination of information on fire hazard ratings to the public. This android-based information system provides information about the hazard rating of forest/land fires and analyzes the potential for forest/land fires and their spread through smartphones. It can be used to support decisionmaking to make strategic steps in preventing forest/land fires in Indonesia more widely.