If a tree catches fire in the forest and no one is there to notice, how can first responders prevent the situation from spiraling out of control?
That’s where Dryad Networks’ AI-powered wildfire detection system comes in. It uses solar sensors to detect gas variations in the air. When the sensors are distributed across a forest, the system can detect fires faster, even during the initial smoldering phase.
Dryad Networks’ solar-powered gas sensors are placed in trees, about three meters above the ground. They can monitor an area the size of a football field – Dryad Networks
When the system detects a fire, the company uses its own communications network to send a signal to firefighters and let them know the location of the threat.
Dryad uses machine learning to reduce the risk of false positives, using an artificial intelligence system trained on data acquired from the controlled burning of various forest materials.
Burning forest materials to train Dryad Networks forest fire detection system.
Each sensor can monitor an area the size of a football field. To be effective, the company must therefore manufacture and deploy a large number of them.
The sensors are waterproof and store their energy in capacitors, rather than lithium-ion batteries which are at risk of igniting.
The sensors have already been deployed in parts of Europe and North America, and Dryad is currently focused on expanding its business.
2023-08-28 17:04:38
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