Aerial Fire Monitoring has proven to be a very valuable tool to assist fire managers to fight forest fires. Millions of acres are devastated each year by wildfires. Forest fire fighting involves extensive human resources and is very dangerous. In many cases, the lack of information can lead to disastrous social, economic, environmental impact and loss of lives. Imaging technology in the hands of aerial observers is literally changing the way fires are fought.
Providing fire managers with critical stabilized day- and night- time full-motion video imagery enables them to better fight forest fires, thus saving wildlife, vegetation, homes, resources, and lives.
Collins Aerospace TASE Imaging Systems integrate seamlessly into fixed wing, rotary wing, and unmanned aircraft.
The U.S. Department of Interior and the U.S. Forest Service planned several Proof-of- Concept trials during the 2015 fire season to test out UAS equipment in actual firefighting conditions.
Courtney Aviation was contracted by the Forest Service to fly the air tactical control platform over the Happy Camp Complex Wildfire.
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