ISPRS-Annals

ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

ISPRS-Annals

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

2194-9050

Copernicus Publications

Göttingen, Germany

10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-4-2026-179-2026

Fireguard: A Real-Time Wildfire Monitoring and Risk Assessment System Using Unmanned Aerial Systems and Multi-Sensor Fusion

Kemper

Gerhard

¹ Kemper

Hannah

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7600-3883

GGS GmbH Speyer, Germany

10 07 2026

XI-4-2026 179 186

2026

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Disaster Risk Management benefits from innovative techniques including AI and Multi Sensor Fusion. The Fireguard Approach uses such technologies to improve the Wildfire Management works in Saxony, Eastern Germany by supporting standing efforts in Early Warning, Disaster Response and Monitoring. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) play a vital role in providing real-time information via a 5G network to a central information management system that delivers geospatial information to response teams. This study highlights the potential of combining UAS, AI, geospatial solutions and existing data for real-time wildfire monitoring and risk assessment systems. The preliminary study successfully shows the potential of the provided solution to enhance Wildfire early detection, response and monitoring to address immediate and long-term needs of response teams.