NASA's Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) project is exploring the use of drones and advanced aviation technologies to improve wildfire coordination and operations.
to the atmosphere. Suppressing such fires involves a challenging and expensive process, with costs averaging $2.9 billion over five years. Coordination and collaboration between ground crews, firefighters, and multiple government agencies are necessary to contain and respond to these wildfires.Aerial firefighting is only possible when visibility is apparent, or pilots could collide with other aircraft or fly into terrain.
for aerial suppression could help expand the time available for aerial operations since they can be safely operated from the ground. Adopting drones for aerial suppression would minimize pilot safety risks and increase the effectiveness of aerial wildfire operations.The absence of necessary tools and situational awareness has been a major impediment to incorporating drones in emergency response operations.
research, which aims to support the development of electric air taxis and drones by the industry while ensuring the safe integration of these vehicles into the national airspace by the Federal Aviation Administration.Wildfires in the US burn around 1.5 million acres of forests and grasslands every year, emitting a significant amount of carbon dioxide and costing around $2.9 billion to put out.
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