New constellations of satellites may provide more information about wildfires

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New constellations of small satellites may provide data that is updated more frequently to help land managers deal with wildfires and other disasters.

In this video Re/code visits NASA’s Silicon Valley research center where a pair of startups are working together to democratize satellite data. Aquila Space is building a fleet of satellites while its partner Astro Digital is developing software tools that allow anyone to process and analyze the data.

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Author: Bill Gabbert

After working full time in wildland fire for 33 years, he continues to learn, and strives to be a Student of Fire.