As the California wildfires rage on, firefighters find themselves in need of new information on the state of the situation. Currently, dead spots in their communication networks make this information hard to get, but a new collaboration between Inmarsat PLC and the San Diego State University’s Homeland Security program aims to fix this by combining their existing visualization expertise with the BGAN satellite system.
“By delivering dynamic, real-time information about fire perimeters, weather and ground conditions, Inmarsat and the SDSU “Viz Lab” will enhance the ability of incident commanders to protect lives and property, and enhance the safety of fire-fighters in the field,” said Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Vice President, Global Government Services at Inmarsat.
via Inmarsat BGAN to Bring Real-Time GIS Data to Remote Wildfire Teams | Reuters.
