Zrolix t1_iwcnead wrote on November 14, 2022 at 5:38 PM Reply to comment by CreamOnCats in How an 'electronic nose' could help fight wildfires by KimCureAll There are satellites that use IR sensing to locate potential wildfires. NASA has their MODIS and VIIRS satellites, however because they must orbit, detection may be delayed by a few hours. The resolution is also limited to about 0.5 km. Permalink Parent 6
Zrolix t1_iwcnead wrote
Reply to comment by CreamOnCats in How an 'electronic nose' could help fight wildfires by KimCureAll
There are satellites that use IR sensing to locate potential wildfires. NASA has their MODIS and VIIRS satellites, however because they must orbit, detection may be delayed by a few hours. The resolution is also limited to about 0.5 km.