Early detection of forest fires: When drones read smoke signals

The Evolonic team with Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, Prof. Dr. Kai Willner, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at FAU and Prof. Dr. Sandro Wartzack, Chair of Construction Technology at FAU. — The Evolonic team with Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (3rd from left), Prof. Dr. Kai Willner, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at FAU (4th from left) and Prof. Dr. Sandro Wartzack, Chair of Design Engineering at FAU. (Image: Fraunhofer IISB/Elisabeth Iglhaut)Elisabeth Iglhaut, IISB

Pilot project by FAU and Fraunhofer IISB testing long-distance drones to monitor forests

14th August 2023

Forest fires are no longer only restricted to southern European regions, they are now increasingly also a problem in Germany. The interdisciplinary project Evolonic from FAU and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB) is focusing on developing effective solutions for the early detection of forest fires. Together with the fire services in Erlangen and Nuremberg, they are conducting trials on using long-distance drones for the autonomous surveillance of wooded areas. Read more …