Google Backs Privately Funded Satellite Constellation For Wildfire Detection
Google’s philanthropic arm is partially funding a new initiative that “aims to deploy more than 50 small satellites in low-Earth orbit to pinpoint flare-ups as small as a classroom anywhere in the world,” reports Ars Technica. From the report: The FireSat constellation, managed by a nonprofit called Earth Fire Alliance (EFA), will be the first… Read More »