Author's Name:	Dr. M.S. Negi & Atul kumar
Subject Area:	Science and Engineering
Subject	Other
Section	Research Paper

Remote sensing and GIS technology, forest fires, detect forest fires techniques.

Forest fires in Uttrakhand have been regular and historic feature. Every year forest fires in Uttrakhand causes great loss to the forest ecosystem, diversity of flora and fauna and economic wealth. Forest fire is one of the major disasters in the forests of Uttarakhand. High temperatures with no atmospheric moisture were one of the important reason for forest fires in Uttrakhand. Remote sensing and GIS technology that has been used to detect forest fires and recent technology can send an early warning to prevent forest fires. Remote sensing has also been effectively used in the study monitoring, detection of forest fire and future planning. Thus the main aim of this study is the causes and where the forest fire takes place by preparing fire events density map on the bases of using Remote Sensing real time forest fire data from EOSDIS NASA and GIS techniques. The various parameters are taken in to account land use from BHUVN, forest type map, relief and slope. Later on to analyze the causes these aspects were compared with fire density map. Topography, slope and types of vegetation play important role in the spread of forest fire. Outcome of the study demonstrate that the proximity to inhabited places, dry climatic conditions and dry Chir pine forest cover are mainly responsible forest fire in the state. These types of studies are helpful to suggest preventive measures in different risk areas of Uttrakhand.