Mobile Architecture for Forest Fire Simulation Using PhyFire-HDWind Model

Abstract

[EN]This article presents the design and implementation of a new visualization system for mobile platforms for the PhyFire-HDWind fire simulation model, called AppPhyFire. It proposes a mobile computing infrastructure, based on ArcGIS Server and REST architecture, which improves the user experience in actions associated with the fire simulation process. The PhyFire-HDWind model, of which the system presented here forms part, is a forest fire propagation simulation tool developed by the SINUMCC research group of the University of Salamanca, based on two own simplified physical models, the PhyFire physical fire propagation model, and the HDWind high definition wind field model, resolved using efficient numerical and computational tools and parallel computing, allowing simulation times shorter than the real time fire propagation, integrated into a Geographical Information System, and accessible through a server by the AppPhyFire. The system presented in this article allows a quick visualization of simulations results in mobile devices. This work presents the detailed operation of the system and its phases of operation.