Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Seismological Laboratory at University of Nevada, Reno is using high-definition cameras to locate fires.
KOLO-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1Plq8kW ) that program director Graham Kent says the cameras allow the Forest Service to react quickly to the fires they get calls about.
The cameras have time-lapse abilities that make it easy to spot smoke from small fires. This allows for resources to be sent quicker to areas that can burn for thousands of acres before being noticed.
It costs $15,000 to $30,000 to put a camera in each location. The university is taking donations to put cameras in more sites.
The university is also researching machine vision technology that would allow cameras to spot fires once they start.
___
Information from: KOLO-TV, http://www.kolotv.com
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
