Social Media Sensing and Concept Extraction

SILVANUS aims to provide a forest management platform that is both environmentally sustainable and resilient to the effects of climate change. Thus, enhance awareness with a novel source of information. To this end, Silvanus provides three related service components:

• First, a Social Media Crawler collects in almost real time posts based on user-defined keywords and certain accounts from X (formerly known as Twitter)
• Secondly, the posts that are collected by the crawlers are processed through a comprehensive Social Media Analysis Toolkit. This toolkit utilizes advanced algorithms to extract valuable higher knowledge from the textual and visual content of the posts. The extract knowledge assists in the detection of relevant fire events and to gain a deeper understanding of the potential fire incidents.
• Third, a Fire Event Detection Module monitors the social media posts and produces fire events when a significant number of posts related to fires accumulates in a certain amount of time in specific geographic region.

Service Results

The social media sensing and concept extraction tool comes along with a visualization Dashboard, a friendly Web interface that visualizes the fire events as pop ups on a map.

Added value

Raise Situational Awareness: The analysis of textual and visual content helps identify relevant information, such as the location, severity, and spread of the fire. This information is crucial for understanding the extent of the incident and enables stakeholders to make informed decisions.

Real-Time Monitoring: By continuously analyzing the posts, the platform can promptly identify emerging incidents, even before they are officially reported. This real-time monitoring capability is essential for early intervention and mitigating the impact of forest fires.

Prompt Response: By promptly relaying the details of the detected events, the platform enables quick response and intervention. First responders can be informed about the location, size, and other crucial details of the fire, allowing them to mobilize resources efficiently and respond promptly to the situation.

Raise Public Awareness and Communication: By sharing information about detected fire events with citizens, the platform fosters an informed and vigilant community. Citizens can stay updated on fire incidents in their vicinity and take necessary precautions, while also contributing to the collective knowledge by reporting their observations.