Satellites could soon detect wildfires as small as five meters by five meters. Muon Space President Gregory Smirin says FireSat, a global wildfire detection and tracking system developed with Google Research and Earth Fire Alliance, is designed to track a fire’s perimeter, intensity and path from orbit. Speaking to CNBC’s Morgan Brennan at CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore, Smirin said always-on connectivity and onboard processing could move more decision-making into orbit, helping public safety and fire operators monitor threats without being slowed by wind, cloud cover or other conditions on Earth. With wildfires threatening trillions of dollars in infrastructure globally, he says public-private partnerships could help governments benefit from new space-based technologies. Watch the full CNBC CONVERGE LIVE conversation to hear how the business of orbit is moving from exploration to infrastructure.
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