Project Overview
Project Description
Balloon Tech Co. (BTC) utilises a high-altitude platform to capture earth observation data, with a focus on serving as an early warning system for wildfire detection. This project aims to enhance the current deforestation detection models by expanding their input from RGB imagery to multimodal geospatial & temporal data. In addition to the primary focus, a Fellow can also support on integration of data preprocessing steps such as cloud cover detection/correction, sunlight intensity calibration, and weather correction into the model. These enhancements aim to improve model robustness, accuracy, and applicability across varying environmental conditions for land use stakeholders.
Impact
The UN Report “Spreading like Wildfire.” projects a 14 percent increase in wildfires over the next eight years, and a 30 percent increase by 2050. Balloon Tech Co. prevents the human and ecological destruction associated with uncontained burning of agriculture and forests through High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) and precision data capture. Through early detection and real time alerts, BTC helps put an end to megafires which protects wildlife biodiversity, vulnerable global communities, and public health.
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