In a blog post, Google Earth & Images Director Rebecca Moore wrote that the system will use satellite data to “help people in the U.S. easily understand the approximate size and location of a ...

A partnership with the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance and satellite manufacturer Muon Space is giving Google a better shot at tracking wildfires—and using AI to process all the data being collected.

A new feature on Google search and Maps will give users near-real-time information on wildfires in the US. Data from NOAA satellites allows Google to update wildfire boundaries on its maps hourly.

Google LLC said today it has updated its Maps and Search tools to show wildfire boundaries so people can see exactly where they're located in real time and work out how to avoid them.In addition, ...

The company said today it’s launching a new wildfire boundary map in its Maps app and in Google Search, one that crunches data from government agencies and its own Google Earth Engine to offer ...

Google is about to launch a "wildfire" layer on Google Maps that shows whether the surrounding area is currently ... according to a blog post by Google Earth & Earth Engine Director Rebecca Moore.

Google.org provided $13 million in funding to kickstart the work led by the Earth Fire Alliance, a non-profit established to launch the FireSat constellation in partnership with the Moore Foundation.

Google Maps can indicate whether a wildfire can affect your route, suggesting alternate routes to go to your destination. The Mountain View-based search giant is now expanding this feature to more ...

In addition to Maps, Google Search is also compatible with the feature. Maps and Search services have been showing alerts for nearby wildfire boundaries since 2020 .