A Vancouver-based company providing wildfire detection solutions is collaborating with a Calgary-based producer of wind, hydro, and solar power.

Vancouver’s SenseNet leverages fire detection technology integrating sensors, cameras, and artificial intelligence-powered analysis to provide accurate and early alerts to wildfire threats.

Calgary’s BluEarth Renewables is an independent power producer that acquires, develops, builds, owns and operates various facilities across Canada and the US.

As part of the partnership between the two, SenseNet’s technology has been installed along a linear, 20-kilometre stretch of transmission line across the remote and topographically challenging land of BluEarth’s Tyson Creek Hydro Facility.

“We are extremely excited to partner with BluEarth to provide early detection of wildfire,” stated Hamed Noori, CEO of SenseNet.

The installation includes a network of 60 sensors and two satellite-powered cameras which can assist with early detection and notification of wildfires in the area.

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