Google Investing $13M in AI Wildfire-Spotting Efforts
The company said in a blog post that it is teaming up with a satellite maker and a group of nonprofits to launch satellites next year that can pinpoint small blazes all over the world before they spread.
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.
Google and Muon Space join forces to continuously scan Earth for wildfires
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Google investing $13 million in effort to spot wildfires earlier with satellites and AI
Google is investing millions of dollars in an effort to use satellites and artificial intelligence to spot small wildfires before they become big ones. The company said in a blog post that it is teaming up with a satellite maker and a group of nonprofits to launch satellites next year that can pinpoint small blazes all over the world before they have gobbled up acres of land.
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