AI to Detect Wildfires in Indre-et-Loire

The FireTracking, Emerton Data, and Axione consortium is deploying its artificial intelligence solution to detect wildfires in Indre-et-Loire. A consortium made up of FireTracking — a startup specializing in AI-powered wildfire detection — Emerton Data, a research, innovation, and AI consulting firm, and Axione, a key player in connectivity, has won a call for projects launched by the Indre-et-Loire Departmental Council, in collaboration with the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS), to deploy an automatic detection and location solution for wildfires in natural areas using innovative, cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology. Each year, the Indre-et-Loire department faces more than 300 fire outbreaks, with a rise in such incidents fueled by climate change and increasingly dry vegetation. To tackle this growing threat, the department will roll out, on a large scale, the consortium’s intelligent detection and location solution — including the installation of a network of cameras and deployment of dedicated software — enabling surveillance of nearly 95% of the department’s forested areas.