Project
Hotspot detection in harvest debris burn site – infrared sensing using remotely piloted aircraft systems
Year
2019
status
Completed
Researcher
Steven Hvenegaard (Lead)
Other Collaborator(s):
BC Timber Sales; Hummingbird Drones
Advisory Member(s):
–
Abstract
The ongoing evolution of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) with recent advances in micro-sensors and imaging software has provided another « tool in the toolbox » for wildfire managers and prescribed burn practitioners to enhance the delivery of infrared imaging services. FPInnovations collaborated with BC Timber Sales and Hummingbird Drones, a company with expertise in wildfire hotspot detection, to explore the use of a DJI Inspire 1 Pro remotely piloted aircraft system equipped with a thermal sensor as a hotspot detection tool.
