Google expands AI-powered fire tracking to Greece

Google is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide detailed tracking of fire boundaries through Search and Maps, as well as location-based push notifications. According to a recent update, this tool is expanding to 15 additional countries across Europe and Africa, including Greece. The new countries are Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Greece, Spain, Italy, Kenya, Croatia, Cyprus, Montenegro, Monaco, Portugal, Rwanda, Slovenia and Turkey.

The AI-driven fire monitoring tool offers alerts and safety information for people near active fires. Google's wildfire model is trained using diverse data sources, including extensive satellite imagery. Additionally, the model is validated by comparing it to Google's fire scar data -patterns left on the ground after a fire is contained - based on previous fire measurements. Other AI models help verify the presence of...