In the summer of 2021, wildfires devastated large swaths of wildlands and populated areas in British Columbia. We were contracted by the British Columbia government to map the perimeters and hot spots of multiple fires. The “shape files” in the image on the left provide a high altitude understanding of the extent of our mapping coverage.
Our thermal imaging lets firefighting crews see through the smoke. When we were called to map this Alberta area (a wildland-urban interface) due to heavy smoke in the air, the ground crew believed the active fire was burning east (left) of the river. When we flew it, our thermal imaging showed the fire had already engulfed all infrastructure east of the river and had actually jumped the river and expanded far beyond it.
Verimap wants to change the way wildfires are fought and managed. Why? Because lives and billions of dollars are being lost for no reason. Our technology and operational know-how can quickly and cost-effectively generate game-changing data. Our aerial mapping can help you find fires faster and lead your firefighters to success. It can be used to help extinguish potentially explosive, unseen holdover threats and to deliver post-fire information that can improve prevention, situational awareness during active wildfires, and cross-jurisdictional crisis response.
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