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The purpose of this study is to illustrate the role of GIS in predictive fire modelling and fire management. This is achieved through the development of a fully GIS-integrated fire model. A fire behaviour model is developed and the results are used in the fire spread model as input. The study is conducted in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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Sibolla, B., Smit, J.L. (2013). A GIS Based Approach to Embedded Fire Modelling: A South African Case Study. In: Krisp, J., Meng, L., Pail, R., Stilla, U. (eds) Earth Observation of Global Changes (EOGC). Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32714-8_16
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