Wildfire Spread Simulation
This is a robust, high-resolution fire simulation that can be used to examine wildfire spread in real locations based on GIS data for elevation, road and waterways, vegetation, and weather conditions. I have used this model to simulate a hypothetical fire in western Wyoming, USA, analyze the probable burn scar, and determine where firefighting resources are best allocated.
Hightlights:
- C++ codebase to simulate wildfire spread.
- Included effects of wind, elevation, roadways, waterways, and vegetation type.
- Added capabilities to read GIS data to simulate fires in real locations.
- Integrated multithreading using OpenMP.
- Incorporated real-time data visualization using OpenGL.
- Added statistical processes to compute burn scar probabilities.
- Optimized fire spread calculations using bitwise operators to increase simulation speed by 20%.
- Included a fire spotting algorithm to simulate windblown firebrands to increase realism.
- Simulation results published in peer-reviewed articles.