Google funds FireSat launch to detect and track wildfires
Google has backed FireSat, a constellation of satellites intended to detect, track, and perhaps even prevent wildfires from spreading. The first satellite in the FireSat program is expected to launch early next year.
Ultra-early wildfire detection worldwide nears reality with coming satellite ‘constellation,’ Google says
The multi-million dollar "FireSat" constellation will enable detection of wildfires as small as classrooms. Here's how it works.
Google backs FireSat, a satellite project aimed at detecting and tracking wildfires
Google has gotten involved with FireSat, a project for a satellite constellation that will be aimed at monitoring wildfires.
FireSat: Google working with wildfire authorities to release fire-detecting satellites
With wildfires becoming more common and threatening, Google has partnered with the Moore Foundation, the Environmental Defense Fund, and American satellite company Muon Space to create a satellite constellation that would capture images of wildfires taking place around the world.
Google to invest in satellites and AI to better detect wildfires
FireSat, a constellation of more than 50 satellites, will be able to detect wildfires as small as the size of a classroom, about 16 by 16 feet, Google said in an announcement.
Google backs privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection
Now you can add wildfire detection to the list. Satellites have observed wildfires from space for decades, but a new initiative partially funded by Google's philanthropic arm aims to deploy more than 50 small satellites in low-Earth orbit to pinpoint flare-ups as small as a classroom anywhere in the world.
How AI and satellite technology are being used for wildfire detection, mapping in Bay Area
AI-based wildfire smoke sensors installed around the South Bay that can "discern from a barbecue, or a chimney, or a wildfire." New satellites are also being used to detect wildfires as small as the size of a classroom.
Google’s FireSat constellation to detect early stage wildfires
Tech giant Google is developing a bespoke satellite constellation capable of detecting and tracking wildfires about the size of a school classroom.
Can satellites spot wildfires before they grow out of control?
A Google-backed initiative aims to prevent raging infernos by using satellites that can detect small fires before they grow ...
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Google is funding an AI-powered satellite constellation that will spot wildfires faster
The full FireSat system should be able to detect tiny fires anywhere in the world, and provide updated images every 20 ...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says AI will advance humanity in these 4 key ways
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FireSat: Google supports satellite-based forest fire warning system
Forest fires are a global problem. Google wants to set up an early warning system accordingly. Satellites and an AI are to ...