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New Project (Pilot)Environmental MonitoringOroraTechColombia

Colombia launches national wildfire monitoring programme with Ororatech

Colombia has launched a new national wildfire detection and monitoring programme in partnership between the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) and the Germany-based company OroraTech, making it the first country in Latin America to...

Upcoming projectMobility and TrafficEnvironmental MonitoringHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)USA

Town of Vail Adopts HPE-NVIDIA AI Platform for Safer, Smarter Municipal Services

The town of Vail, Colorado has agreed to implement a new smart-city platform from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) that aims to enhance public-safety, sustainability and administrative functions. Vail will deploy HPE’s agentic AI infrastructure,...

FundingEnvironmental MonitoringSenseNet

SenseNet Raises $14 M to Accelerate AI-Powered Wildfire Detection

Vancouver-based startup SenseNet, which develops an integrated solution combining ground gas sensors, wide-angle AI cameras and satellite/weather feeds for early wildfire detection, has reportedly raised US $14 million in a Series A funding round...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringEarthSenseUK

Birmingham City Council to Equip Schools with Air Quality Sensors

Birmingham City Council has launched a scheme to deploy 376 real-time air quality sensors at schools across the city, provided free of charge by environmental monitoring specialist EarthSense. The project will install one sensor on the exterior...

PartnershipEnvironmental MonitoringOroraTechUSA

Larimer County Deploys OroraTech Satellite System to Boost Wildfire Response

Larimer County in Colorado has launched a pilot program in 2025 to integrate OroraTech’s Wildfire Solution platform into its emergency services operations. The county will receive near-real-time wildfire alerts, AI-based fire spread modeling, and...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringEnergyXcel EnergyPano AIUSA

Xcel Energy Deploys AI Cameras to Detect Wildfires in Minnesota

Xcel Energy is rolling out artificial intelligence–driven wildfire detection cameras from Pano AI in Minnesota, aiming to install 38 camera systems in high-risk zones near its power lines. Two units have already been installed in Mankato and Clear...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringAmazon Web ServicesSpain

Zaragoza to Deploy AI-Based Sensor Network in €14M Resilience Project

The city of Zaragoza is launching a municipal-wide environmental risk management scheme that combines a sensor network across ravines and urban areas with an artificial intelligence platform to process real-time data. The initiative is backed by a...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringPurple AirUSA

Santa Barbara County Expands Community Air Quality Monitoring

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) is launching a program to install about 150 PurpleAir air quality sensors at schools, government buildings, and nonprofit facilities across the county. The initiative, approved in June...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringPampa 4Argentina

Córdoba Deploys Smart Sensor to Prevent Suquía River Floods

Córdoba (Argentina) has installed its first smart flood sensor in the Suquía River as part of the Smart River initiative led by CorLab and BID Lab. Developed by local startup Pampa 4, the system combines IoT sensors with LoRaWAN connectivity to...

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