Dynamic Resource Scheduling in Forest Fire Situations in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Despite the damage caused by the forest fires,a very few attempts have been taken by the respective authorities in Sri Lanka in order to lessen the destruction occurred due to the forest fires. The current procedure of controlling and extinguishing forest fires has number of weak points which have to be addressed immediately in order to minimize the damage. This study covers the current situation of forest fires in Sri Lanka by highlighting the drawbacks and issues of the existing procedure. By following the design science research methodology, this research project will present a framework for dynamic resource allocation during a forest fire situation. After thoroughly reviewing the existing ICT approaches available for dynamic resource allocation during a forest fire and their applicability for Sri Lankan context, the overall architecture of the system is designed. Together with three sub modules the system tracks the available resources, predicts the forest fire burnt area and finally allocates the resources dynamically based on the estimation.