Indra provides its Faedo solution with the deployment of six automatic surveillance posts to detect fires

This thermal fire detection solution, made up of sensors, surveillance cameras, weather station and processing and control system allows integrated forest monitoring posts and 24/7, just like the ones that have just been deployed in the Sierra del Retín gaditana.

Faedo, the fire early detection surveillance system developed by Indra has been deployed in the Sierra del Retín, in Cadiz, where a Navy training camp is located, with the installation of six automatic surveillance stations equipped with thermal sensors, able to accurately measure temperature at distances up to 20 Kilometers, whose information is sent to the control center for real-time processing.

To do this, this solution incorporates a sophisticated algorithm that allows to identify, locate -by thermal image analysis- and differentiate small fires from false alarms, providing greater safety and accuracy in detecting them to act immediately.

Spotlights are thus detected immediately, generating an alert that is presented to the operator at the command post. From there it is verified, through night and day vision cameras, that it is a fire and its exact location is identified on a 3D model of the terrain. This assesses your situation and decides which means to use and what is the best route to get to that point.

Efficiency and rapid extinction minimize environmental damage and improve the safety and protection of the Sierra del Retín throughout the year, day or night, 24/7, even in low visibility conditions thanks to cameras with IR lenses to identify the focus through a 3D view of the terrain (located in towers of 10 To 20 m height).

All this allows to evaluate the situation effectively so that from the point of control decide which means to use and what is the best route to get to that point, with real-time monitoring of both the fire front and extinction work.

In addition to detecting firelights, Faedo allows to control its evolution and monitor the work of extinction. For this purpose, it has tools to know where the trucks and media deployed are at all times and identify the water loading points. After firefighting, the information generated allows to determine the coordinates at which the fire began and to study its causes and the efficiency of the extinguishing work.

This solution of the Spanish company has been developed from the Indra Center of Security Excellence in León and is sparking interest in the international market, faedo has already proven its usefulness by protecting other natural environments in Spain, as in Jaraiz de la Vera (Extremadura), Europeans, as in Bulgaria, with these smart surveillance posts.

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