THEASIS System for Early Detection of Wildfires in Greece: Preliminary Results from its Laboratory and Small Scale Tests

This paper presents the preliminary results of the THEASIS system which is under development for early detection of wildfires in Greece. Firstly, the proposed system in terms of conceptual design, the early fire detection methodology as well as the main software modules are presented. Laboratory and small-scale experiments made in the University of Patras campus as well as in the Strofylia forest are presented. The concluding remarks are promising towards the development of an efficient system for early detection of wildfires.