Muon Space and Google’s mission is to help firefighters respond quickly to wildfires and provide the tools to fight them.
Over 4,000 wildfires have been hit in California this year. Currently, Google and Satellite Company’s Muon Space are working to prevent it from happening again.
They’re launching Thermal power satellite I hope that in space they will detect fires more quickly and help the crew learn more about how the flames spread.
Muon Space will build a fire satellite at its headquarters in Mountain View, California. (Sunny Tsai/FoxBusiness)
“We’ll be able to see a smaller fire than a swimming pool. You can think about it like about 5 x 5 meters. So it’s at least 10 times smaller, nearly 100 times smaller than any of the existing satellite systems.”
Muon Space and Google’s collective mission is to support Firefighters respond to wildfires Equipped with faster and better tools.
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“The Fire SAT is explicitly designed with a very high resolution thermal camera. They can see the fire really early in their lives, but they can map when they get very big,” Dyer said.
These fire satellites can give fire agencies deep insight into how a fire spreads. (Sunny Tsai/FoxBusiness)
Mune Space The first satellite was launched In March. By 2030, the company plans to complete the final constellations of 52 satellites, provide global coverage, and create new thermal photos of fire-prone regions every 20 minutes.
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“Essentially, it’s not the photo that we actually get to the fire service, but we provide high-level products, boundaries, etc. We provide products like strength maps.
The company’s partners also believe that these satellites will significantly improve wildfire education, response and prevention.
“We will be able to see the complete evolution of the fire from start to finish. Google Climate and Energy Research Lead Christopher Van Earthdale.
The final constellations have a total of 52 satellites, providing new information every 20 minutes. (Google/FoxBusiness)
Some fire agencies are excited by the new opportunities these satellites bring.
“We need to understand hot fires to understand where we can attenuate or adjust our control strategies. This will help us target extra strategic control efforts, such as air tankers, firefighters, autonomous helicopters, and more, whatever the future brings to us.”
Kate Dargan worked with Cal Fire for 30 years and witnessed first-hand what the devastation of the wilderness could cause.
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“That’s why we even hesitate to use the term game changer because firefighters aren’t games, but it’s a huge change for the fire community,” Dargan said.
Muon Space and Google will release the first images of the fire, taken by the satellite later this month.
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The three satellites scheduled for launch in March send new information back to Earth every 12 hours.
