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CBS Sacramento: Firefighters Looking To Artificial Intelligence Technology To Help Fight Wildfires

Thu, 03/21/2019 - 12:40 / 0 Comments

Putting a wildfire out quickly is great, preventing one from starting in the first place is even better. How to do that was a hot topic at the Wildfire Technology Innovation Summit Wednesday at Sacramento State. It turns out, the future of firefighting includes a whole lot of artificial intelligence.

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KPBS: UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute Shows Off Virtual Reality, Wildfire Technology

Wed, 03/20/2019 - 21:00 / 0 Comments

The "SunCAVE" at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute has 70 monitors with 4K resolution that researchers said create the world's highest resolution virtual reality system. Researchers have created models that when combined with wind speed and other weather conditions can predict what a fire will do.

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TIME Magazine: AI Is Helping Fight Wildfires Before They Start

Tue, 01/22/2019 - 22:00 / 0 Comments

Knowledge of the fuel sources in a wildfire's path is critical to predicting its movements. To that end, WIFIRE's artificial intelligence software examines high-resolution satellite imagery to predict the combustibility of the vegetation surrounding a fire, then incorporates that information into its predictions.

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Marin Independent Journal: Marin’s New Fire Cameras Link to Statewide System

Thu, 12/27/2018 - 09:12 / 0 Comments

A computer model, dubbed WIFIRE, has been developed at UCSD to predict the growth of wildfires once they start. The model incorporates information feeds on current weather conditions along with data on topography and fuel types.

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Business Wire: ALERTWildfire Partners With GeoLinks to Deploy Fire Detection and Prevention Systems Across California

Fri, 11/30/2018 - 01:00 / 0 Comments

The public-private partnership [ALERTWildfire-GeoLinks partnership] is actively deploying wildfire detection, prevention, and situational awareness systems across a coalition of utility and county assets to enable fire detection and predictive modeling.

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National Public Radio (NPR): Supercomputers Assist Firefighters As Wildfires Spread In California

Sun, 11/18/2018 - 23:02 / 0 Comments

The deadly blazes burning in California have put a spotlight on the crucial role of evacuation. In the moments after a wildfire begins, firefighters must predict where a fire will spread to save lives. Now, California firefighters are getting some help from a powerful new tool: supercomputers.

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CBS Sacramento: Firefighters Looking To Artificial Intelligence Technology To Help Fight Wildfires

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KPBS: UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute Shows Off Virtual Reality, Wildfire Technology

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TIME Magazine: AI Is Helping Fight Wildfires Before They Start

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Marin Independent Journal: Marin’s New Fire Cameras Link to Statewide System

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Business Wire: ALERTWildfire Partners With GeoLinks to Deploy Fire Detection and Prevention Systems Across California

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National Public Radio (NPR): Supercomputers Assist Firefighters As Wildfires Spread In California

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