AbstractArcGIS for forest fire monitoring in Himalayan RegionTrack: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Author Forest fires are the major threats as compared to illegal felling in developing countries and are a major concern for environmental security. In this study MODIS satellite data (8 years data used) was used to detect active fires was used to identify areas which are high prone to fire. Using the ModelBuilder in ArcGIS 9 which provides a graphical environment to create a diagram of multiple steps to complete a complex geoprocessing task. The developed model can be saved, modified and rerun. Within the model, data sets like yearly MODIS active fire data, MODIS Land Surface Temperate (LST), SRTM Topography (DEM, Slope, Aspect) and land cover map were used interactively along with criteria to identify pixels which has sensitive to fire. The model study has identified three national parks which are highly prone to fire which includes Chitwan National Park, Parsa Wildlife Reserve and Shukla Phant Wildlife Reserve. Amarnath Giriraj International Center for Integrated Mountain Development G.P.O Box 3226, Khumaltar Kathmandu, Lalitpur 3226 Nepal Phone: +977-1-5003222 E-mail: agiriraj@icimod.org |