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🔥 Fighting fire with satellites! 🔥 Google is teaming up with the Earth Fire Alliance to launch FireSat, a constellation of satellites that can detect wildfires as small as a classroom 🤯. Using AI and cutting-edge sensors, FireSat provides near real-time imagery every 20 minutes, enabling rapid response and helping prevent widespread devastation. #GoogleResearch #FireSat #AIforGood #ClimateAction #GoogleAI

Growing up in the bush, with family now living in Australia's bush capital, bushfire ("wildfire") season looms large. I've seen the devastation, felt the fear, and watched the efforts to rebuild whole communities taken out. Which is why I'm so proud to see Google Research is collaborating with the Earth Fire Alliance, Muon Space, and more to launch FireSat, a groundbreaking satellite constellation designed to revolutionize wildfire detection and response. This new technology will provide near real-time information about where a fire is located, how big and how intense it is and do so during its early-stage, detecting fires as small as 5x5m, which will significantly improve response times for first responders. #FireSat #GoogleAI #AIforGood https://lnkd.in/gEkuyV84

There are many elements of #climatechange that will require #adaptation, and those like #heatwaves and #sealevelrise do not lend themselves to particularly good solutions. #Wildfires, on the other hand, can be tamed - albeit not yet at a reasonable cost - with the right resources and information. If you can spot the fires rapidly, you can i on improve the design of resources and deploy them faster, and manage forests more effectively. Eventually, we'll PREDICT the outbreak and path of fires. The carbon and biodiversity savings of protecting the trees, and the insurance and real estate value of protecting communities, and most of all the lives saved, make this a win-win-win. The ever-formidable Juliet Rothenberg continues to lead some of the most exciting work in this area. Congratulations to the team on a huge leap forward. #climatesolutions #google #googleresearch

This is a really exciting and impressive development that will make a real difference to near-realtime fire monitoring. It has wide applications to other types of earth & ocean monitoring as well. For example, the advent of small, low earth orbit cube sats (doves), fitted with a wide range of sensors, should allow much higher temporal and spatial monitoring of variables like SST, chlorophyll, optical transparency in the ocean. One thing to consider is what all these new satellite should be made of. It might be a good idea to see if the Japanese technology of making satellite housings from wood can be used to reduce the ever increasing amount of space debri <https://lnkd.in/eVZN3Axu>.

 Exciting Start! 🚀Day-1 Today marks my first day diving into the world of Google Earth Engine (GEE)! 🌐✨ From exploring Sentinel-2 satellite imagery to visualizing and exporting geospatial data, the journey has been incredibly rewarding. Can't wait to unlock more insights and contribute to impactful environmental projects. Stay tuned for more updates as I navigate this powerful platform! #GoogleEarthEngine #RemoteSensing #GeospatialAnalysis #EnvironmentalScience #LearningJourney #DataScience #GIS

Using Satellites to Detect Wildfires Early Exciting news, thank you dClimate for sharing in the dClimate - Newsletter TL;DR: To combat the growing threat of wildfires, federal agencies, nonprofits, and tech companies, including NASA, Google, and SpaceX, are launching new satellite missions to enhance early wildfire detection. These initiatives aim to monitor wildfires from space, offering detailed data on fire locations, temperatures, and movements. The Earth Fire Alliance plans to deploy over 50 satellites, known as FireSat, by 2026, providing high-resolution images every 20 minutes. This technology will improve firefighting efforts and resource allocation. Additionally, NOAA will launch GOES-U, a satellite capable of detecting fires and other severe weather events in near-real-time, with 10-minute overpasses. FireSat will operate at a lower orbit of about 370 miles for more granular information, while GOES-U will scan from 22,000 miles, offering broader coverage and hurricane-tracking capability. Both systems, although very similar in purpose, will generate complementary data layers that will be highly beneficial for firefighters and first responders. Link: https://lnkd.in/etSZrbkE

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Wildfires can be detected and tracked within 20 minutes using AI assisted satellites. See what this means for battling wildfires: https://lnkd.in/eVqi4c2u #connectivity #satellites #wildfire 

The use of satellite positioning for non-traditional applications opens up the potential of the technology and technique. In this example it is actually the “fleet management” of assets just that the assets are organic. Much can be seen and done differently when we switch perspectives. Over the years, we have been encouraging the use of SiReNT precise positioning for enabling of smart city solutions, breaking from the mould of only using satellite positioning for surveying and mapping. Get in touch if you want to try out SiReNT with your innovative concepts and solutions. #sirent #gnss #sla

As another wildfire season approaches, we must find innovative ways to mitigate potential disasters. We're proud to highlight our client, Muon Space, who just announced the development of the LEO FireSat, a satellite constellation designed to detect wildfires early. This constellation can identify fires as small as 5x5 meters, scanning twice daily to deliver crucial data directly to firefighters and first responders. With an initial deployment of three satellites, the goal is to expand to over 50 in partnership with the Earth Fire Alliance. 💡 "High-fidelity data, equitably accessible on a global scale, will help us reduce the negative impacts of wildfire, improve land management, and support resilient communities," says Brian Collins of the Earth Fire Alliance. More details via Payload: https://lnkd.in/gE5SCkuS #WildfireManagement #SpaceTechnology #EnvironmentalSustainability #FirePrevention #plm