A global defense company shared details with FOX31 about the use of cutting-edge technology used in battlegrounds around the world to help fight wildfires.
“Recognizing patterns, learning from experience, drawing conclusions, making predictions, or taking action,” said Dan Lordan, senior manager for AI integration at Lockheed Martin Artificial Intelligence Center.
All those words describe artificial intelligence. Lockheed Martin, whose space division is based out of Jefferson County, wants to use AI to help gather critical details during a wildland fire.
Lordan says it starts with mapping out a wildfire. It can take hours to determine the size, shape, location and areas emitting the most heat.
“With AI, the promise is we can cut that down to minutes,” said Lordan.
The corporation has teamed up with tech company NVIDIA to help create maps and models. Together they use variables like wind, humidity, vegetation and topography to not only determine what the fire is doing but also what it will do next.
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