Early warning: human detectors, drones and the race to control Australia’s extreme bushfires

October 26th, 2020

theguardian.com, Other, 25/10/2020, Christopher Knaus
Perched in his fire tower high above the pine trees, Nick Dutton leans back and nods to the cascading hills and mountains behind him. […] In 2010, the CSIRO delivered a remarkable report on detection, comparing newer, automated camera systems with the skills of humans.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/25/early-warning-human-detectors-drones-and-the-race-to-control-australias-extreme-bushfires