Google to Launch AI-Powered Satellites for Early Bushfire Detection

A group of satellites will be able to identify potential fire spots as small as the size of a classroom.

Fire crews control bush fires as they approach properties on Copley Road in Upper Swan in Perth, Australia, on Feb. 2, 2021. Paul Kane/Getty Images

Google announced that its environmental project to help detect Australian bushfires early has been established.

Named FireSat, this project will use AI-powered satellites to assist Australian firefighters in discovering bushfires during their infant stage so that early action can be taken to extinguish the fire quickly.