NASA Using Satellites To Identify Areas Vulnerable To Disastrous Wildfires

CBS Bay Area

July 9, 2024

NASA is using its satellite data and machine learning technology to keep California safe from wildfires by helping officials and emergency responders identify the areas that are most vulnerable to disastrous fires.

NASA Senior Research Scientist Christopher Potter is passionate about Earth, studying NASA's satellite data to understand and protect the planet.

"I've been working here for 30 years, and we've been working up to this age of what we call the 'Golden Age of remote sensing of satellite imagery," said Potter. "We have more data than we can possibly utilize on a regular basis, but we try to keep up with it."

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