Tropical Climate Fire Hazard Index (FHI)
Keywords:
Wildfire, Fire Hazard Index, Geospatial Analysis, Spectral Indices, Fire MitigationAbstract
Wildfire incidents have become an alarming phenomenon that threatens the ecology, economy, and public safety. Thus, this research aimed to develop a Fire Hazard Index using LST, NDVI, NDMI, NDWI, NDDI, and NBR to suit the tropical climate region. The spectral indices were extracted from the Landsat 8 image, and the MLR was applied to obtain the correlation coefficients. The results show that the index was statistically significant and describing 71% (R2 = 0.71) of the variation in the data. Geospatial technologies and spectral data applied in this innovation would help authorities to optimize resource allocation and perform controlled burns.
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