The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example

Forests, one of our most important natural resources, are under threat of decline and extinction due to factors such as increasing populations, expanding agricultural lands to meet needs, urbanization and industrialization. This study evaluates the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in detecting and preventing forest fires, which are increasing in frequency and intensity due to factors such as human activities, climate change and inadequate prevention and response. Furthermore, recommendations were developed based on the evaluation of data collected during unmanned aerial vehicles’ forest fire prevention missions. Research on forest fires and unmanned aerial vehicles have focused on topics such as mitigating the impacts of forest fires and developing forest firefighting strategies, highlighting the significant role that unmanned aerial vehicles play in these processes. One of the objectives of this study is to examine forest fires within the framework of crisis management and to contribute to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in forest fires detection for crisis management purposes.