Airborne Energy Solutions will utilize Overwatch Imaging’s TK-8 multispectral smart sensor, optimized for high-resolution, extensive-area mapping, and intelligence tasks.
Overwatch Imaging, a developer of cutting-edge multispectral sensors and geospatial intelligence software, has collaborated with Airborne Energy Solutions, a flight services provider based in Alberta, Canada. Amidst the early and unpredictable onset of the 2024 Canadian wildfire season, the collaboration signifies a timely integration of advanced technology to enhance response initiatives. Airborne Energy Solutions will utilize Overwatch Imaging’s TK-8 multispectral smart sensor, optimized for high-resolution, extensive-area mapping, and intelligence tasks. Equipped with robust onboard software, the TK-8 offers diverse functionalities for time-sensitive wildfire detection and mapping operations.
Greg Davis, Founder and CEO of Overwatch Imaging, said, “We are proud to bring our proven wildfire intelligence technology to Canada. Our relationship with Airborne Energy Solutions is an exciting and timely progression for Overwatch Imaging. We’ve been a leading provider of large-scale wildfire intelligence technology in the United States for several years. As we see wildfires and the smoke they produce become larger, more severe, and more threatening, we firmly believe our technology can make an immediate and important impact by delivering the large-scale, time-critical intelligence that agencies, responders, and communities need to make the most informed decisions possible.”
The collaboration and adoption of the TK-8 sensor ensure the completion of the Hinton test grid, a stringent assessment mandated for vendors aiming to offer infrared services in Alberta province. This test, acknowledged by various provincial fire services, validates the proficiency of both system and operator across three pivotal domains: Detection, Accuracy, and Efficiency.Travis
Mizera, General Manager of Airborne Energy Solutions, said, “We are thrilled to introduce the impressive capabilities Overwatch Imaging and the TK-8 sensor can bring to our region’s firefighting efforts. The addition of this technology will significantly enhance our ability to detect and monitor fires over vast areas and to deliver the important intelligence our agencies need to protect our communities and natural landscapes. This goes to show the important steps Alberta Wildfire is taking to invest in new and emerging technologies and AI. Alberta has always been a leader in Canada as far as infrared scanning and this only helps establish their program as one the best in the country.”
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Featuring sensors across five spectral bands (RGB, NIR, SWIR, LWIR, and MWIR), the TK-8 stands as a versatile, high-resolution tool for wide-area inspection and mapping. Airborne Energy Solutions intends to harness this capability beyond wildfire intelligence applications, extending its use to inspection and mapping tasks in the forthcoming months, contingent upon available time.
