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Drones to join Turkey's fight against forest fires

From Sabah · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A regulation published in Turkey's Official Gazette revises rules for preventing, detecting and extinguishing forest fires.
  • The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry will coordinate the work through the General Directorate of Forestry.
  • Satellite monitoring, drones, sensor networks, artificial intelligence, geographic information systems and early-warning technologies will be integrated into fire management.

A new phase is beginning in Turkey's fight against forest fires, with drones and artificial intelligence among the technologies set to become part of the country's fire-management system.

A regulation published in the Official Gazette has revised the rules governing forest-fire prevention, early detection and firefighting. The work will be carried out under the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, with the General Directorate of Forestry coordinating the process.

The updated system will bring together satellite-based observation, unmanned aerial vehicles, sensor networks and artificial-intelligence-supported risk analysis. Geographic information systems and early-warning technologies will also be integrated into the management of fires.

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Originally published by Sabah in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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