The phone screen of Duty Officer Wang lit up again, as the sharp alarm of the "Forest Fire Map" echoed through the air. During the harvest season, farmers sometimes secretly set fires at night, turning fields into a "battleground" between them and the fire control personnel. Recently, rumors have spread that the county has installed "Sky Eyes," detecting fires as soon as they are ignited.
This is City A, located on the southeast coast, with a forest area of over 700,000 acres and a forest coverage rate exceeding 50%. The winding mountain ranges meet the vast farmlands, where lush green hills and rivers stretch as far as the eye can see, with black tiles and white walls dotting the landscape.
Relying solely on manual patrols has proven insufficient. The rugged mountains and vast farmlands present a significant challenge for daily fire prevention and patrol work.
The digital transformation is accelerating, and City A is leveraging this shift. Forest fire monitoring is a key component of the city’s digital and intelligent infrastructure.
After careful planning and site selection, dozens of dual-spectral thermal imaging gimbals, including the PC4 series and PC6 series, were deployed on mountain peaks, tall buildings, and along farmlands.
In the past, patrols required long journeys, and it would take half a day just to cross one mountain, with no clear view of the farmlands. The coastal city’s weather is unpredictable, and even more so on the mountains, where fog often covers the sky. This revealed the limitations of visible light.
Now, over 700,000 acres of forest and grasslands are under full surveillance, creating a "Forest Fire Map" for monitoring operations.
Duty officers can randomly access any monitoring screen and view a 360° panoramic thermal imaging and visible light video in real time. By scrolling the mouse, the image can be zoomed in up to 200x, with fire point detection distance reaching up to 12 km!
The infrared thermal imaging technology is highly sensitive to temperature changes, detecting high-temperature points even in the smoldering phase.All of these systems are equipped with the latest-generation 12-micron uncooled infrared detectors, built-in proprietary image algorithms, and tackle the industry's low-temperature differential imaging challenges. They provide a broader dynamic range, richer detail, and more precise detection, generating infrared thermal images that are clearer than ever.
With the self-developed fire point detection algorithm, fires can be detected with just 1.5 pixels, and the algorithm for flame and smoke analysis reduces false alarms. The fire point location accuracy is up to 50 meters. Our thermal imaging gimbals lead the competition with high clarity, high sensitivity, and accurate location tracking, surpassing similar products in testing.
The 24/7 year-round smart surveillance system ensures that once an anomalous high-temperature fire point is detected, an immediate alert is sent, including the time, fire type, coordinates, thermal imaging, and visible light alarm images, all pushed to the duty officer's phone.
Additionally, drones can be automatically dispatched to the scene for immediate action.
"Ten years to grow a tree, but a spark can destroy thousands of acres of forest. We must race against time!" said a frontline forest fire worker.
Technological progress has changed how we approach problems, shifting from disaster relief to disaster prevention and mitigation, from passive response to proactive action. Our Forest Sky Eye technology, placed on mountain peaks, strengthens a technological defense line, vigilantly protecting this peaceful homeland.