Mobile Phone Detects Wildfires

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Affordable wildfire detection tech spots flames seconds after start

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Researchers at the University of Southern California have developed a new crowdsourcing system significantly reducing wildfire mapping time from hours to seconds .

This system, called FireLoc , could detect fires igniting from up to 3,000 feet away and accurately map wildfires to within 180 feet of their origin.

The system only requires electricity, an internet connection, and a phone in a weatherproof holder.

Kapil Kajal is an award-winning journalist with a diverse portfolio spanning defense, politics, technology, crime, environment, human rights, and foreign policy.

His work has been featured in publications such as National Geographic , Al Jazeera , Rest of World , Mongabay , and Nikkei.

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