BCWildfire: A Long-term Multi-factor Dataset and Deep Learning Benchmark for Boreal Wildfire Risk Prediction
PositiveArtificial Intelligence
- A new dataset titled 'BCWildfire' has been introduced, providing a comprehensive 25-year daily-resolution record of wildfire risk across 240 million hectares in British Columbia. This dataset includes 38 covariates such as active fire detections, weather variables, fuel conditions, terrain features, and human activity, addressing the scarcity of publicly available benchmark datasets for wildfire risk prediction.
- The development of this dataset is significant as it enables the evaluation of various time-series forecasting models, including CNN, Transformer, and Mamba architectures, enhancing the ability to predict wildfire risks and potentially improving response strategies in affected regions.
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