FORCIP+

The project aims at improving the use of the rural road network in case of emergency, especially forest fires. Through transnational cooperation a wide range of inventories of existing road infrastructure will be accessible, different requirements will be met and a homogeneous model will be established. ICT applications will be developed to improve the efficiency in case of emergency; establish classifications and propose improvements on the maintenance of these facilities, all geared to issues of civil protection.

This secondary network is not subject to approval and classification as with “normal” roads, so its design and construction features are highly variable. In many cases are only accessible for specific vehicles. This makes it an intricate network of highly variable characteristics by which vehicles must travel (in case of emergency) in only some areas. Other areas are generally inaccessible. ​The project aims at improving the use of the rural road network in case of emergency, especially forest fires. ​

EXPECTED RESULTS

-Model characterization data of the rural road network that meets the requirements for use by public emergencies, especially those related to firefighting.​

-Actual field inventory of a pilot territory in the regions involved and its inclusion in a GIS.​

-GIS analysis of the obtained data and examples of improving the efficiency of emergency responses though network analyst tools.​

-Guide of good practices on construction and maintenance of rural road infrastructure.​

-Guide of project implementation in order to make it exportable to different areas.​

-ICT applications: GNSS/GPS system, ground means management app, data update system.​

-Project website including a cartographic viewer with OGC services for data interoperability: public use information dissemination and road alerts system.