In the presentation of the project implementation process “platform Fire Risk Operational Protection 2” “OFIDIA2” of the European Territorial Cooperation Program INTERREG “Greece-Italy” 2014-2020 and its operational value and innovative capabilities, proceeded The Decentralized Administration of Epirus West of Macedonia in a meeting held at the information area of the Regional Fire Administration of Epirus.
The project which is a continuation and extension of the existing Supervision Network of the OFIDIA 1 project, aspires to be an additional tool in strengthening the fire protection of forests and forest ecosystems of the P.E. Ioannina and Thesprotia.
The meeting was attended by the Decentralized Administration of Epirus – West. of Macedonia the General Director of Forests & of Agricultural Affairs Mr. Nikos Papaefthimiou, the person in charge of the project Mr. Kostas Papageorgiou, from the University of Ioannina the associate professor of the Department of Computer Engineering & of Informatics, Mr. Stergios Anastasiadis, from the Regional Fire Administration of Epirus, the Epirus-Western Macedonia & Islands (Corfu-Lefkada-Paxoi) Major General P.S. Kon/nos Pahidis, the Commander of the Regional Fire Administration of Epirus Deputy Fire Chief Apostolos Vasdekis, the Deputy Fire Chiefs Kon/nos Tsiopos & Dimitris Tsoumanis, the fireman Christos Kontogiannis, while the contractor of the project also participated.
The Decentralized Administration of Epirus-Western Macedonia He specialized the stages of implementation of the wireless image transmission network in real time and in high resolution to the Control Centers of the Forestry Department of Ioannina and the Regional Operations Center of the Fire Services Administration of the Prefecture of Ioannina and the supply of supporting equipment which will be implemented in the immediate future.
The representative of the Computer Engineering Department & Informatics of the University of Ioannina presented the new possibilities of improved precision weather forecasting using a WRF model, online access to the history of forecasts, measurements and events as well as the development of an online platform for easy-to-use visualization of weather and meteorological forecasts Real-time updating measurements for operational use.
Proposals for improvement in the design of the network and the interactive platform as well as a series of technical issues of the new network’s compatibility in the existing network that is already in operation, are included, among other things, in its discussion, followed while the degree of readiness and the close cooperation of the Fire Service and the Decentralized Administration was emphasized Epirus – West of Macedonia, in the formation of a political strategic nature with key interventions under the light of the protection and preservation of the forest wealth of the region.
Source: epiruspost.gr
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