Wildfires are expected to increase in number, extent, and severity due to climate change. Hence, it is ever more important to integrate technological developments and scientific knowledge into fire management aiming at protecting lives, infrastructure, and the environment. In this paper, a decision support system (DSS) adapted to the Portuguese context and based on multi-sensor technologies and geographic information system (GIS) functionalities is proposed to leverage operational data, enabling faster and more informed decisions to reduce the impact of wildfires. Here we present a flexible and reconfigurable DSS composed of three components: an ArcGIS online feature service that provides operational data and enables a collaborative environment of users that share operational data in near real-time; a mobile client application to interact with the system, enabling the use of GIS technology and visualization dashboards; and a multi-sensor device that collects field data providing value to external services. The design and validation of this system benefitted from the feedback of wildfire management specialists and a partnership with an end-user in the municipality of Mação that also helped establish the system requirements. The validation results demonstrated that a robust system was achieved with fully interoperable components that fulfill the defined system requirements.

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用于改进野火抑制管理的综合决策支持系统

由于气候变化，预计野火的数量、范围和严重程度都会增加。因此，将技术发展和科学知识融入旨在保护生命、基础设施和环境的火灾管理中变得越来越重要。在本文中，提出了一种适应葡萄牙语境并基于多传感器技术和地理信息系统 (GIS) 功能的决策支持系统 (DSS)，以利用运营数据，做出更快、更明智的决策，以减少野火的影响. 在这里，我们提出了一个由三个组件组成的灵活且可重新配置的 DSS：ArcGIS 在线要素服务，它提供操作数据并支持用户近乎实时地共享操作数据的协作环境；与系统交互的移动客户端应用程序，支持使用 GIS 技术和可视化仪表板；以及一个多传感器设备，用于收集为外部服务提供价值的现场数据。该系统的设计和验证得益于野火管理专家的反馈以及与 Mação 市最终用户的合作，这也有助于建立系统要求。验证结果表明，通过完全可互操作的组件实现了一个强大的系统，这些组件满足了定义的系统要求。该系统的设计和验证得益于野火管理专家的反馈以及与 Mação 市最终用户的合作，这也有助于建立系统要求。验证结果表明，通过完全可互操作的组件实现了一个强大的系统，这些组件满足了定义的系统要求。该系统的设计和验证得益于野火管理专家的反馈以及与 Mação 市最终用户的合作，这也有助于建立系统要求。验证结果表明，通过完全可互操作的组件实现了一个强大的系统，这些组件满足了定义的系统要求。