Google backs privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection

Image caption: The Windy Fire blazes through the Long Meadow Grove of giant sequoia trees near The Trail of 100 Giants overnight in Sequoia National Forest on September 21, 2021 […] Image credit: David McNew / Getty Images. Article by Stephen Clark. Ars Technica – September 16, 2024.

Space is more accessible than ever thanks to the proliferation of small satellites and more affordable launch prices, which opened the door to bespoke applications like global pollution monitoring, crop observations, and new ways of collecting weather and climate data. Now you can add wildfire detection to the list. […]

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