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Nou de Benitatxell Deploys IoT Sensors and a Municipal LoRaWAN Network to Curb Wildfire Risk

Aug 4, 2026

The Ayuntamiento de El Poble Nou de Benitatxell, a coastal municipality of roughly 5,200 residents in Spain’s Alicante province, has begun installing connected environmental sensors, weather stations and a municipal LoRaWAN network to monitor...

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Aspen Fire District Expands Satellite Wildfire Detection Into Lincoln Creek Valley

Jul 30, 2026

The Aspen Fire Protection District announced this week that satellite-based wildfire detection from German thermal-intelligence firm OroraTech is now fully operational across the district and the extended Lincoln Creek Valley, a rugged, historically...

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City of Irvine to Deploy SensoRy AI Wildfire Sensor Network in 2027

Jul 28, 2026

The City of Irvine announced that it will deploy a large-scale network of early wildfire detection and risk assessment sensors across the Irvine Open Space Preserve, built by wildfire technology company SensoRy AI. The rollout is funded through the...

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Spain Rolls Out AI Wildfire Detection Through Allianz Seguros Partnership

Jul 21, 2026

Allianz Seguros has partnered with Argentine climate-tech startup Satellites on Fire to deploy an early wildfire detection system combining artificial intelligence and multi-satellite observation across Spain, the companies announced this month. The...

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Rancho Cucamonga To Unveil California’s State-Funded Wildfire System

Jul 17, 2026

The City of Rancho Cucamonga and the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District will unveil the state’s first community deployment of the FIREBird early wildfire detection system on Monday, July 20, 2026, in a public event at the Banyan Fire...

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Las Rozas Innova And Schréder Deploy Edge AI Multisensors In City Centre Mobility Pilot

Jul 15, 2026

Las Rozas Innova, the municipal innovation and technology company of Las Rozas de Madrid, has begun a live urban sensing pilot with the Belgian lighting group Schréder and the backing of the Ayuntamiento de Las Rozas, installing three SENSE ONE...

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MKE FreshAir Collective Adds Solar Air Sensors Along Milwaukee’s Beerline Trail

Jul 14, 2026

The MKE FreshAir Collective, a Milwaukee nonprofit that monitors neighborhood air quality, is installing four solar-powered air sensors along the city’s Beerline Trail through September 2026, funded by a $15,000 share of a $100,000 Daybreak...

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Chicago Health Department Turns On 277-Sensor Open Air Chicago Monitoring Network

Jul 14, 2026

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health have begun publicly releasing data from Open Air Chicago, a 277-sensor hyperlocal air quality network the city describes as the largest...

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Dundee City Council Installs Air Quality Sensors at Three Schools Under EU Urban ReLeaf

Jul 13, 2026

Dundee City Council has installed low-cost PM2.5 air quality sensors at three primary schools in the city, using the deployment to publish real-time pollution readings and to anchor a new pupil education campaign. The sensors went live at Glebelands...

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World Bank Backs US$119.2M Flood Resilience Program In Brazil’s Santa Catarina

Jul 8, 2026

The World Bank Group has approved a US$119.2 million loan to help the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina reduce its exposure to floods and landslides and strengthen how it prepares for extreme weather. Announced on July 2, 2026, the operation is...