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Fascinating. The article is talking about surveillance blimps and I can't help but wonder if someone is working on repurposing that tech to detect fires at thei
by cedivad 7y ago
Fascinating. The article is talking about surveillance blimps and I can't help but wonder if someone is working on repurposing that tech to detect fires at their onset.
- dmitrygr 7y agoA lot of forest fires just starting are actually reported by small airplane pilots who notice them from the air. The controllers pass the information along to the proper authorities very quickly. I've reported a few. I note that half an hour later, there is already a response. So I guess NorCal approach calls the right people pretty quickly. So in a way, this is already being done.
- SiempreViernes 7y agoWell, there are satellites that have far larger fields of view, so the question is how much smaller fires you can see with a blimp compared to a satellite.
- giancarlostoro 7y agoHow many satelites are devoted to reporting fires on the other hand?