SmokeD

SmokeD is software that uses artificial intelligence to spot smoke or flames in pictures taken by digital cameras. It is used to watch large areas for signs of wildfire.

What SmokeD offers

• Image analysis — scans camera pictures for smoke or flames automatically.
• Alerts to responders — when something is detected, the fire team, forest services and local residents are notified.
• Community notification — the system keeps nearby communities informed when a wildfire occurs.
• Dispatcher verification — the dispatcher confirms each notification instead of searching through images for smoke.

Who it works with

Fire prevention teams, forest services and the communities living near monitored land. The approach is meant to cut the time operators spend looking at camera feeds, since the software does the first pass and a person checks the result.