Carbon Management

VoxVision airborne AI for wildfire helicopters

THE PROBLEM

Helicopters are one of the most important methods of fighting wildfires from the air; however, most of them do not come equipped with computing technology or advanced sensors to help crews do their job more effectively. Leveraging AI platforms can help better understand and predict fire behaviour while improving efficacy of different attack techniques. With thousands of wildfires in Canada alone, and each wildfire emitting up to 2,600 tons of CO2 per km2, any improvement in the ability to stop wildfire spread can have a major impact on CO2 emissions.

THE SOLUTION

Supercharging firefighting helicopters with advanced AI and sensor technology to combat wildfires

CICE funding will assist Voxelis in retrofitting the civil helicopter fleet with the latest in AI and sensor technology to help firefighting crews put out wildfires faster and consequently reduce CO2 emissions, while providing new data to help predict, detect, suppress, and understand wildfires and wildfire suppression techniques to enable and accelerate decision making for wildfire behaviour analysis and planning.

PROJECT STATUS
Active
PROJECT CATEGORY
Carbon Management
FUNDING RECIPIENT
Voxelis Canada Corporation
CICE FUNDING AMOUNT
$693,246
PROJECT VALUE
$1,386,492
  • "Wildfires are not just local disasters; they’re global climate events, releasing vast amounts of carbon and destroying critical carbon sinks. By equipping wildfire suppression helicopters with cutting-edge AI technology, Voxelis is leading the way in enhancing our ability to predict, detect, suppress, and analyze wildfires. CICE support is a game-changer, empowering us to develop and deploy these transformative technologies to fight wildfires and protect our planet’s climate."
    Colin O’Neill, CEO, Voxelis Canada Corporation DISCOVER VOXELIS