Vernon, B.C. taking part in early wildfire detection research
“These detections are very sensitive so any small changes that are abnormal can be detected by our AI algorithms.”The business says it’s previously successfully tested the technology in Vancouver and Williams Lake and is now looking to train its algorithm in a different climate and try to cut down on false alarms.
“The system is very unique because it doesn’t rely on smoke or a very large heat signature. We can detect the fire even when there is no smoke or no flame in the smoldering phases,” said Noori. Noori explained that even in that early stage a fire will give off gases that the sensors can detect.This week city council gave the go-ahead for staff to move forward with SenseNet on the trial which will be funded by the business and a research grant.“I’m super excited about the opportunity to have sensing in some of our more remote areas.
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