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Wide Area Thermal Imaging System Brings the Landscape into Focus
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
NASA has a number of imaging systems for finding fires, but none were capable of identifying small fires or indicating the flames_ intensity. Thanks to a series of SBIR contracts between Ames Research Center and Ypsilanti, Michigan-based Xiomas Technologies LLC, the Wide Area Imager aerial scanner does just that. While NASA and the US Forest Service use it for fire detection, the tool is also being used by municipalities for detailed aerial surveillance projects