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Leveraging Cloud Geospatial Technologies for Drought and Fire Risk Monitoring in Moroccan Oases: A Pathway to IoT-Wildfire Based Digital Twin Platforms

Serbouti, Imane
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Chenal, Jérôme  
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Hakdaoui, Mustapha
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Iwendi, Celestine
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Boulouard, Zakaria
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August 30, 2025
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering (ICACTCE 2024) - Transforming Industries: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things
4th International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering

Moroccan oases, vital ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions, are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of drought, which severely affect vegetation health and elevate wildfire risks. This study investigates the relationship between drought severity, oasis vegetation vitality, and fire risk across various Moroccan oases. Using satellite remote sensing data, we developed the Aggregated Wildfire Hazard Index (AWHI), which combines the Watershed Integrated Multi-Drought Index (WIMDI), the Vegetation Health Index (VHI), and the Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR), through Locally Optimized Weighted Aggregation (LOWA), to assess the compounded effects of drought and vegetation stress on fire susceptibility. The results demonstrate a strong inverse correlation between drought intensity and vegetation health, with heightened drought conditions significantly increasing wildfire risk due to accumulated dry biomass and reduced moisture content. Given the particularly high fire risk in the Aoufous oasis, followed by Erfoud-Errissani and Goulmima, the study emphasizes the strategic deployment of IoT-based fire surveillance systems within a wildfire digital twin platform. Our findings highlight the urgent need for adaptive climate resilience measures and advanced fire monitoring strategies to protect these fragile ecosystems from the growing threats of climate change.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-94623-3_55
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-105015598648

Author(s)
Serbouti, Imane

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

Chenal, Jérôme  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Hakdaoui, Mustapha

Laboratoire de Géologie Appliquée, Géomatique et Environnement

Kadiri, Najib

The National Agency for the Development of Oasian and Argan Tree Zones

Editors
Iwendi, Celestine
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Boulouard, Zakaria
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Kryvinska, Natalia
Date Issued

2025-08-30

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering (ICACTCE 2024) - Transforming Industries: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things
DOI of the book
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94623-3
ISBN of the book

978-3-031-94623-3

978-3-031-94622-6

Total of pages

XV, 677

Series title/Series vol.

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; 1313

ISSN (of the series)

2367-3389

2367-3370

Start page

645

End page

656

Subjects

AWHI

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digital twin

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Drought

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IoT

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Moroccan oases

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Wildfire risk

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REVIEWED

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Event nameEvent acronymEvent placeEvent date
4th International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering

ICACTCE'24

Marrakech, Morocco

2024-11-29 - 2024-11-30

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September 30, 2025
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/254492
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