How new technology could help fight and prevent wildfires in Canada
hit Alberta earlier this month, leaving more than 10,000 square kilometres of land scorched so far this year, Joao Lopes was worried about how much more devastation could be on its way.
A United Nations report from 2022 found wildfires are becoming “more intense and more frequent” and said with temperatures on the rise as global warming worsens, “the need to reduce wildfire risk is more critical than ever.” They take readings every minute, sending them to a dashboard clients can review, and issuing alerts to the customer’s electronic devices when any variables reach dangerous levels.
At work on the satellite are California analytics company Spire Global and OroraTech, a German space-based thermal intelligence with a Vancouver outpost.OroraTech pulls data from more than 20 satellites and algorithms that can estimate a fire’s size and location, map the burn area and estimate its severity, sending alerts to devices as soon as a problem or change in conditions is detected.
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