#Bushfire

Australian bushfire detection satellite to enter orbit

OpenGov Asia, Other, 09/03/2021 A space infrastructure company and an Australian wildfire intelligence company signed an agreement to send the […]

CSIRO Identifies Plants Most at Risk After Black Summer Megafires

AZoCleantech, Other, 16/02/2021 Australia’s 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires severely impacted hundreds of plant species. Post-fire recovery of wet sclerophyll forest […]

CSIRO teams up with AFAC to develop cutting-edge bushfire prediction technology

@AuManufacturing, Other, 05/02/2021 Under the agreement, the two parties will develop a state-of-the-art bushfire simulation tool based on CSIRO’s Spark’ […]

NSW Digital Twin to improve bushfire planning

GovTech Review, Other, 21/12/2020, Dylan Bushell-Embling The NSW Department of Customer Service’s Spatial Services division has teamed up with the […]

Data to provide valuable insight into fire response

Ballarat Courier, Other, 13/12/2020 An innovative project will take place in the region this summer, as scientists work to better […]

Mapping a wildfire’s path is getting easier, thanks to computers

CNET, Other, 20/11/2020, Laura Hautala Fire-predicting software can project how a fire could spread, even while it’s still burning. […] […]

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

theguardian.com, Other, 25/10/2020, Christopher Knaus Perched in his fire tower high above the pine trees, Nick Dutton leans back and […]

Trees power this alarm system for remote forest fires

Warta Saya, wartasaya.com, 17/10/2020 Scientists in Michigan have developed a forest fire alarm system. […] He works at CSIRO, Australia’s […]

How much preventative burning is too much for biodiversity?

ABC Online, Other, 08/10/2020 The main focus of many communities trying to better control bushfires in Northern Australia is protecting […]