{"slug": "these-google-backed-satellites-could-detect-wildfires-early", "title": "These Google-backed Satellites Could Detect Wildfires Early", "summary": "Three satellites launched in low orbit earlier this month as part of the Google-backed FireSat initiative are designed to use AI-powered detection to spot wildfires early, as Canada faces some of its worst wildfires in recent history.", "body_md": "As Canada is grappling with some of its [worst wildfires](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/trump-canada-wildfire-tariffs.html) in its recent history, three satellites launched in low-orbit earlier this month, built to deliver AI-powered wildfire detection across the globe.\n\nThe satellites, part of the FireSat initiative by the non-profit", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-google-backed-satellites-could-detect-wildfires-early", "canonical_source": "https://uk.pcmag.com/news/166226/these-google-backed-satellites-could-detect-wildfires-early", "published_at": "2026-07-19 11:14:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-20 13:06:37.180143+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Google", "FireSat"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-google-backed-satellites-could-detect-wildfires-early", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-google-backed-satellites-could-detect-wildfires-early.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-google-backed-satellites-could-detect-wildfires-early.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-google-backed-satellites-could-detect-wildfires-early.jsonld"}}