Press Release: New phase of the TEMA project pilots begins in Sardinia to test wildfire technologies
On May 12 and 13, a new pilot test of the European project TEMA (Trusted Extremely Precise Mapping and Prediction for Emergency Management) will take place at the headquarters of the Regional Civil Protection Directorate General of Sardinia in Cagliari, Italy. The initiative is funded under the Horizon Europe programme and aims to improve emergency management through the use of advanced modelling technologies, artificial intelligence, and integrated data analysis.
The TEMA project is developing an innovative platform to support decision-making in complex emergency scenarios. The platform is capable of generating dynamic three-dimensional digital representations of the territory (digital twins) and integrating real-time information from ground sensors, satellite imagery, drone imagery, social media data, wildfire propagation models, and other advanced tools. The system also uses artificial intelligence techniques to support the analysis of the possible presence of people and vehicles in crisis areas who may be at risk.
The Cagliari pilot represents an evolution of the platform, updated following field activities already carried out in the Montiferru area in June 2025. It will enable testing of updates and new implementations developed also on the basis of feedback collected during the debriefing phase of the 2025 pilot (focused on wildfire scenarios). Contributions were provided by both scientific and technological partners and operational bodies of the Regional Civil Protection System, including the Forestry and Environmental Surveillance Corps, the National Fire Brigade, and the Forestas Agency.
During the two-day event, the platform will be tested through the simulation of a realistic scenario based on a wildfire that occurred in the Posada area in 2023. The exercise will assess the effectiveness of the platform in supporting operational coordination, information management, and decision-making processes within emergency operations centres, in a context characterised by high complexity and dynamic conditions.
More than twenty representatives from the international partnership will take part in the activity, including universities, research centres, public bodies, and technology companies from several European countries.
The Cagliari pilot is part of a broader validation process for the solutions developed within the TEMA project, which has involved testing the platform in various European contexts characterised by different types of risk. Activities, now nearing completion, have included wildfire scenarios in the Mediterranean area, flash flood events typical of southern European regions, as well as river and forest environments in central and northern Europe.
This comparative approach makes it possible to test the adaptability and effectiveness of the platform in heterogeneous operational conditions, contributing to strengthening forecasting, response, and coordination capabilities of civil protection systems at the European level.