Visibility Evaluation and Suitability Analysis of Fire Lookout Towers in Mediterranean Region, Southwest Anatolia/Turkiye

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dc.authoridCOSKUN, Mucahit/0000-0002-7881-6742
dc.authoridCoskun, Sevda/0000-0002-4702-4670
dc.authoridYILDIZ, Damla/0000-0002-6809-0538
dc.authoridTOPRAK, FERHAT/0000-0001-5452-5855
dc.authoridCOSGUN, Ufuk/0000-0003-4738-6636
dc.authoridTASOGLU, Enes/0000-0002-6365-6926
dc.authoridOZTURK, Ahmet/0000-0002-4074-0201
dc.contributor.authorCosgun, Ufuk
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, Muecahit
dc.contributor.authorToprak, Ferhat
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Damla
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, Sevda
dc.contributor.authorTasoglu, Enes
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:31:45Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:31:45Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe effectiveness of fire towers in combating forest fires relies on their appropriate observation angles, enabling a swift and efficient response to fire incidents. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of 49 fire towers located within the Antalya Forestry Regional Directorate, situated in the Mediterranean basin-a region prone to frequent forest fires. The assessment encompasses the visibility of the entire study area, including forested regions, as well as the visibility of 2504 forest fires recorded by the towers between 2008 and 2021. Furthermore, the evaluation considers the objectives based on Forest Management Directorates and conducts a location suitability analysis for the six towers with the lowest visibility.We utilized the Viewshed Tool in the ArcGIS application and employed the Best-Worst approach. Two scenarios were devised, considering smoke height at 0 m or 100 m, to determine the visibility of fire lookout towers. In Scenario I, assuming a smoke height of 100 m, only three towers exhibited visibility above 70%. However, in Scenario II, assuming a smoke height of 0 m, no towers achieved visibility above 70%. Scenario I indicated that only two towers possessed a view of more than 70% of the forested region, while Scenario II suggested that no towers met this criterion. For the visibility of forest fires, Scenario I identified seven towers capable of observing more than 70%, whereas Scenario II indicated that no towers possessed such capability. In the tower suitability analysis, the visibility rates varied from 41.18% to 1016.67%. Based on the evaluation results, the current visibility capacities of the 49 fire towers proved insufficient for effective preventive measures.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/fire6080305
dc.identifier.issn2571-6255
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85169077485
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/fire6080305
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15028
dc.identifier.volume6
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001056173700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofFire-Switzerland
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectfire lookout towers
dc.subjectsuitability analysis
dc.subjectvisibility capacity
dc.subjectfire inventories
dc.subjectmediterranean region
dc.subjectGIS
dc.titleVisibility Evaluation and Suitability Analysis of Fire Lookout Towers in Mediterranean Region, Southwest Anatolia/Turkiye
dc.typeArticle

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