Determinación del Riesgo de Ignición y Propagación de Incendios Forestales en los Cerros Orientales de Bogotá a Través del Álgebra de Mapas y Simulación

Abstract

This degree project aims to identify the variables present during the process of igniting a forest fire in the eastern hills of Bogota and the use of map algebra, generate risk mapping, identifying the sites in which there is a Greater threat of a phenomenon of this type in each of the localities present in the study area; But not only is it important to know where a forest fire is going to occur, it is also vital to identify where this will be propagated in case it starts within any point of the study area and at any date of the year. Simulation in FARSITE software that integrates slope information, digital elevation model, vegetation, temperature, precipitation and aspect that was processed to identify the risk of ignition, complementing it with wind parameters, the advantage of using this simulator is that it uses extensions GIS that facilitate its use; When the simulation was carried out, it was possible to verify the consistency of the ignition map and its reliability, clearly identifying where a forest fire will occur if it occurs within any point of the study area.