Google backs AI-powered satellites for wildfire detection
Google is working with Muon Space and the Earth Fire Alliance on a new satellite network called FireSat, which uses artificial intelligence to spot wildfires as small as 5 by 5 meters from space. The aim is to catch fires early—before they spread—by combining lots of small, lower-cost satellites with machine learning to sort wildfire signals from lookalike heat sources.
- FireSat can spot car-sized fires from orbit
- Uses AI to filter out false positives
- Targets fires at 25 square meters or larger
- Smaller, cheaper satellites enable global coverage
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