Regionalization of a remote sensing based spatial decision support system for bush fire management in Benin [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Côme Agossa Linsoussi

Regionalization of a Remote Sensing based SpatialDecision Support System for Bush Fire Management inBeninDissertationzur Erlangung des DoktorgradesderMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen FakultätderRheinischen-Friedrich-Wilhelms UniversitätBonnvorgelegt vonCôme Agossa LinsoussiausGouka, BeninBonn, January 2011Angefertigt mit Genehmigung der Mathematisch-NaturwissenschaftlichenFakultät derRheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn1. Gutachter : Prof. Dr. Gunter Menz2. : Prof. Dr. Klaus GreveTag der Promotion: 28.01.2011Erscheinungsjahr: 2011To my parents ...AbstractWildland fire agencies officers need objective and systematic information to makeeffective decision on fire management. Getting such information is usually challeng-ing especially in developing countries where the required infrastructures or skills arenot always available. Recent developments in the assessment of bush fires using re-mote sensing techniques and the availability of such results enable a systematicstudy of fire distribution and regime on different spatial scales. In this disserta-tion, we propose a development of a spatial decision support system for Bush firemonitoring called FIMAT (FIre MAnagement Tool), as well as a case study us-ing the tool developed for Benin.