Heat Maps Applied to Environmental Management: An Analysis of Hot Spots in Acaraú River Basin, Ceará, 2010-2015

Authors

  • Ulisses Costa Oliveira Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente do Ceará (SEMACE)
  • Petrônio Silva de Oliveira Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente do Ceará (SEMACE)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36403/espacoaberto.2017.3473

Keywords:

Fire Spots, Kernel Method, River Basin.

Abstract

Using maps generated through the Kernel density estimator this work analyzes the density of fire points located in the Acaraú River Basin during the years 2010-2015. Data was processed using QGIS Wien software, version 2.8. Maps were generated and heat densities were classified using a color scale, divided into five classes, represented by the colors white (very low), green (low), yellow (average), orange (high) and red (very high). The results show that over the years the hot spots were concentrated in the portion of the basin which covers the low and middle reaches of the Acaraú River as well as in the areas near the Ibiapaba Plateau in its southwestern part. The year 2015 witnessed the most significant number of outbreaks of fire, totaling 3,813 hot spots, more than double the previous four years.

Author Biographies

Ulisses Costa Oliveira, Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente do Ceará (SEMACE)

Graduado em Saneamento Ambiental e Mestre em Geografia pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará ? UECE. Servidor de carreira da Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente no cargo de Fiscal Ambiental, atualmente exercendo o cargo de Diretor da Diretoria Regional da Semace em Sobral. Desenvolve atividades na área de licenciamento ambiental, educação ambiental, gestão ambiental, fiscalização ambiental e planejamento, execução, acompanhamento e avaliação de atividades relacionadas à missão da Semace, visando qualificar o processo de licenciamento e fiscalização ambiental no Estado do Ceará.

Petrônio Silva de Oliveira, Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente do Ceará (SEMACE)

Gestor Ambiental na Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente do Ceará, Av. Pedro Felício Cavalcante, 2530 -- Bairro: Parque Granjeiro, Crato/Ceará.

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Published

2017-06-16

How to Cite

Oliveira, U. C., & de Oliveira, P. S. (2017). Heat Maps Applied to Environmental Management: An Analysis of Hot Spots in Acaraú River Basin, Ceará, 2010-2015. Espaço Aberto, 7(1), 87–99. https://doi.org/10.36403/espacoaberto.2017.3473

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2017): Janeiro/Junho - Artigos regulares

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