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FireWatch Early Detection of Nappa Valley Glass Fire
The images above taken from the FireWatch Central control system screenshot shows the outbreak of devastating wildfire in Nappa Valley, [...]
Bushfire royal commission: ‘Black Summer’ played out exactly as scientists predicted it would
ABC's political reporter Georgia Hitch, has written an article about the findings from the recent Bushfire Royal Commission. Click here [...]
Wildfire Management Live: Modernised Wood Fire Control Station with IQ Fire Watch
Modern Wildfire Management with IQ Fire Watch can be admired in the forest fire control center south of the Landesbetrieb [...]
The size of Australia’s bushfire crisis captured in five big numbers
ABC's Joel Werner and science reporter Suzannah Lyons, for the Sum of All Parts, summarised the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season [...]
The 2019-20 bushfires: a CSIRO explainer
Australia's national science research agency, CSIRO published an online article and factsheet explaining the Australia 2019-2020 bushfires. You can read [...]
Why Australia’s 2019-2020 bushfire season was not normal
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) recently published "Why Australia’s 2019-2020 bushfire season was not normal, in three graphs". As the [...]
Wildfires continue to rage in Australia
The Corpernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) closely monitored the intensity of the Australian bushfires from the early start of [...]
FireWatch has Unique Night Vision Capability
The FireWatch optical sensor incorporates enhanced spectral sensitivity with near-infrared (NIR) sensing capabilities. This permits detection across a wide range [...]
Evolution of FireWatch
The FireWatch early bushfire smoke detection system is based upon technology developed by the German Aerospace Institute as part of [...]
How the 2019 Australian bushfire season compares to other fire disasters
Charis Chang, Senior Journalist at news.com.au looks at the shocking size of the Australian bushfires during the 2019-2020 fire season: [...]
FireWatch: We protect what’s worth protecting
"We protect what's worth protecting," proclaims our former managing director and Senior Consultant Holger Vogel. "Some people say that [...]
IQ FireWatch: A New Era
IQ FireWatch in Germany recently celebrated 20 years in the research, development and running of their early wildfire detection [...]