FireSat is the first in a proposed constellation of more than 50 satellites that Muon Space hopes to use to monitor and ...

Further, the capability of the FireSat to track gas flares, urban hot spots, and natural heat sources makes FireSat useful ...

A partnership with the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance and satellite manufacturer Muon Space is giving Google a better shot at ...

The satellite, built by the California-based startup Muon Space, launched March 14 aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission. The first light images show urban heat islands and airport runway activity in ...

"The FireSat first light images demonstrate Muon's approach to building mission-optimized satellites including purpose-built ...

FireSat is a satellite project designed to detect and track wildfires early, aiming to detect a fire that's the size of a classroom within 20 minutes.

FireSat is the culmination of the efforts of hundreds of first responders and scientists with leadership and support from Google, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, ...

Currently a single prototype FireSat satellite orbits the planet in low-Earth orbit, which Pichai said updates its imaging every 12 hours. When the constellation of 50 satellites is in place over ...

FireSat will be able to quickly compare images of any 5 x 5-meter area over time to recognize a fire and contribute to a global record of fire spread for researchers.

FireSat, a constellation of more than 50 satellites, will be able to detect wildfires as small as the size of a classroom, about 16 by 16 feet, Google said in an announcement.

The FireSat initiative is led by the Earth Fire Alliance and supported by Google Research, along with leading NGOs and philanthropic organizations including Google.org, the Gordon and Betty Moore ...