Mayday.ai applies artificial intelligence to NOAA satellite imagery to detect natural disasters, starting with wildfires In 2017, as Kian Mirshahi watched wildfires rage across his home state of California, he wondered if there might be a way to get real-time information to first responders and citizens to help coordinate actions on the ground. More specifically,[…]
New technology uses NOAA data to provide faster disaster warnings
By ajronitestingwebsites Satellite Oct 02, 2020
Using data from the conversation on Twitter to help detect wildfires
By ajronitestingwebsites Tech Sep 21, 2020
Mayday.ai combines data from the conversation on Twitter with satellite imagery, cameras, and IP911 to help provide real-time or near real-time wildfire disaster and incident management services. In 2019, in California alone, 6,872 fire incidents burned more than 253,321 acres, damaged or destroyed 732 structures, and killed three people. When it comes to wildfires, early detection can[…]
#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: The Future of EO Satellite Operations
By ajronitestingwebsites Tech Sep 21, 2020
Over the next decade, Earth Observation (EO) satellites will stop streaming simple image data to the earth. Instead, the instruments onboard the EO satellites will tell us more detailed information about what is happening below. In addition, these satellites will be able to take control of their operations to allow for the execution of complex[…]