Yesterday, on Saturday in Medea, the minister of Higher Education et Scientific Research, Mr. Kamel Baddari went inspecting the first wildfire detector designed by the Development Center of Advanced Technologies.
The director of the Center, Mr. Mohamed Traiche explained that the detector comes in the form of the fixed station based at the urban pole of the city. It is equipped with an optical impulse radiator which scans the horizon via a rotative system that allows the localization of any fumes rising from a potential fire within a range of 10 to 30 Km around.
Along with the general director of forests department, Mr. Mohamed Traiche, the minister underscored that the implementation of the detector is to crown the Algerian researchers’ endeavor in the cutting-edge technologies field, highlighting that this accomplishment is one of the ministry’s targeted goals.
“Our aim is to develop a sophisticated device exclusively Algerian-made powered with modern technologies cut out for the surveillance of forest spaces, detection and management of ignition sources in real time.” The minister added.

The minister also expressed his wish to see the system go mainstream over the other regions of the country while the Center copes with the professional training of the staff in charge of the management and detection devices to be set up in other places.
The head of the Development Center of Advanced Technologies indicated that this invention is capable of localizing the ignition sources, to accurately convey the GPS coordinates be it on tracks or paths closest to the spot in question for the sake of reducing intervention time of the wildfire fighters units.