Real-time boundary tracking of the 2021-2022 Wrattonbully bushfire, shown as a red polygon in Google Maps. They are displayed, with additional information from local authorities, on Google Search and Google Maps, allowing people to keep safe and stay informed about potential dangers near them, their homes or loved ones.
These boundaries are shown for large fires in the continental US, Mexico, and most of Canada and Australia. It provides updated fire boundary information every 10–15 minutes, is more accurate than similar satellite products, and improves on our previous work. Our wildfire tracker was recently expanded. Their effects are felt by many communities as people evacuate their homes or suffer harm even from proximity to the fire and smoke.Īs part of Google’s mission to help people access trusted information in critical moments, we use satellite imagery and machine learning (ML) to track wildfires and inform affected communities. Posted by Zvika Ben-Haim and Omer Nevo, Software Engineers, Google ResearchĪs global temperatures rise, wildfires around the world are becoming more frequent and more dangerous.
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