FireSat aims to spot tiny wildfires with smaller satellites and AI
Google says FireSat chose smaller, lower-cost satellites over a large, expensive, high-resolution satellite, relying on machine learning and AI to make up the precision difference.
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Google describes FireSat as an initiative using AI to detect and track wildfires. Google Research scientist Chris Van Arsdale says choosing smaller, lower-cost satellites means more can be launched, but machine learning and AI are needed to compensate for the precision gap compared with a large, high-resolution satellite.
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FireSat aims to spot tiny wildfires with smaller satellites and AI
Google says FireSat chose smaller, lower-cost satellites over a large, expensive, high-resolution satellite, relying on machine learning and AI to make up the precision difference.