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South Africa: Mobile Application Launched for the Advanced Fire Information System |
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CSIR e-News - November 2013 |
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Friday, November 29, 2013 |
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ICT for MDGs
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South Africa |
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Nov 29, 2013 |
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Main features include:
• Current wildfire locations detected by satellite
• Five-dayfire danger forecast for any location
• Day since last burn at any location
• Current vegetation conditions
• Geo-tagged photo uploads of fires across the region
• Fire alert push notifications.
The AFIS mobile application forms part of the larger AFIS system (www.afis.co.za) that supports fire managers across the globe with both historical and near real-time fire information. The system utilises information from various sources, including Earth observation satellites and numerical weather prediction models to assist in fire management.
The mobile application is available free of charge to all users with Apple iPhones and iPads, as well as to all Android devices.
Please visit the AFIS website for more information
http://afis.co.za/mobile/
Enquiries:
Philip Frost
pfrost@csir.co.za
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South Africa: Mobile Application Launched for the Advanced Fire Information System The CSIR in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology Department of Environmental Affairs Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries and South African National Space Agency has announced the launch of the Advanced Fire Information System AFIS mobile application for Apple iOS and Android devices The application provides fire managers farmers and disaster personnel with a tool on their smart devices to receive information regarding the prediction detection monitoring and assessment of wild fires across southern Africa as well as globally
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