Wildfire

Wildfire detection and response technology: satellites, cameras, sensors, drones and risk modelling for forest fires.

Satellite monitoring

Sveaskog tests load-measuring crane, Södra forest plans update from satellite | #063

Sep 15, 2026

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2 min read

Sveaskog tests load-measuring crane, Södra forest plans update from satellite | #063

Also: Sentinel volume model moves from Norway to Finland, windthrow AI fails abroad, ForestrySA adds a Pano AI fire camera

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

Romania tracks timber lorries by permit, Skogforsk's Autoplant planting machine | #062

Sep 8, 2026

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2 min read

Romania tracks timber lorries by permit, Skogforsk's Autoplant planting machine | #062

Also: SenseNet buys N5 Sensors' wildfire unit, Metsä orders Valmet's 3D Fiber line, a model predicts heat-treated wood outcomes

Axel Wretemark

Timber logistics

ForestX Optinex sawmill planner opens to AI agents, balloon reads wildfire risk | #061

Sep 1, 2026

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2 min read

ForestX Optinex sawmill planner opens to AI agents, balloon reads wildfire risk | #061

Also: AI maps Christmas tree plantations, terrain-aware lidar improves tree volume, Foster + Partners joins a timber robot swarm

Axel Wretemark

Nordic forestry

Muon Space banks $250M for FireSat, Sweden's electric timber trucks now a fleet | #060

Aug 25, 2026

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2 min read

Muon Space banks $250M for FireSat, Sweden's electric timber trucks now a fleet | #060

Also: SLU counts moose with thermal drones, Ponsse harvester laser guidance adds 1 to 3 percent, backpack lidar works leaf-off only

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

Skogforsk digital timber passport, Allianz wildfire detection net over Spain | #057

Aug 4, 2026

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2 min read

Skogforsk digital timber passport, Allianz wildfire detection net over Spain | #057

Also: SLU optimiser doubts inventory data, phones beat headsets in forestry AR, rebuilt vegetation index doubles biomass signal

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

OroraTech satellites expose Arkansas arson, UMaine wins $20M for bioproducts | #056

Jul 28, 2026

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1 min read

OroraTech satellites expose Arkansas arson, UMaine wins $20M for bioproducts | #056

Also: Skyforest drone seedling inventory trials, SilvaBio chestnut with lab-grown seed, Oregon maps wildfires with Intterra

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

Arauco orders Raute AI panel graders, Ponsse puts AI on harvester teardowns | #055

Jul 21, 2026

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1 min read

Arauco orders Raute AI panel graders, Ponsse puts AI on harvester teardowns | #055

Also: FireSat's first three wildfire satellites reach orbit

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

OroraTech satellites go live in Greece, Bezos Earth Fund gives FireSat $26M | #053

Jul 7, 2026

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1 min read

OroraTech satellites go live in Greece, Bezos Earth Fund gives FireSat $26M | #053

Also: Skogforsk measures stem sweep from the harvester, Ecobase registers with Verra and builds Forestry OS for Swedish foresters

Axel Wretemark

Nordic forestry

Kodiak driverless log trucks for West Fraser, AI reads tree age from lidar | #045

May 19, 2026

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3 min read

Kodiak driverless log trucks for West Fraser, AI reads tree age from lidar | #045

Also: Sleipner Robotics lines up unmanned forest and mine pilots, and western US utilities scale Pano AI wildfire cameras

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

Deep Forestry raises €3M, OroraTech launches wildfire satellites for Greece | #044

May 12, 2026

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3 min read

Deep Forestry raises €3M, OroraTech launches wildfire satellites for Greece | #044

Also: a loblolly pine lidar digital twin lifts yield 15%, GCC approves digital carbon MRV, and open-source GeoAgent for QGIS

Axel Wretemark

Nordic forestry

Weyerhaeuser adopts NFA harvester AI, Södra closes venture arm Södra Ädla | #042

Apr 28, 2026

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3 min read

Weyerhaeuser adopts NFA harvester AI, Södra closes venture arm Södra Ädla | #042

Also: Dryad hangs 1,100 wildfire sensors in Colorado, 3Dtrees.earth opens a forest lidar pipeline, Billerud's electric timber truck

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

Thermal drones replace pellet counts, SMHI proves satellite wildfire alerts | #038

Mar 31, 2026

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5 min read

Thermal drones replace pellet counts, SMHI proves satellite wildfire alerts | #038

Also: Mellanskog picks Skogshubben for planning, Skogforsk's 10 m national biomass map, Wageningen AI decodes tropical forest loss

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

SLU audits satellite forest estimates, Treebula Plus adds timber price data | #037

Mar 24, 2026

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5 min read

SLU audits satellite forest estimates, Treebula Plus adds timber price data | #037

Also: AI projects 20% more European forest damage, Emission Twin and GoClimate climate data deal, California's 300 wildfire projects

Axel Wretemark

Nordic forestry

Jan 13, 2026

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4 min read

SLU AI maps Sweden's hidden waterways, Södra scales Nordic Forestry Automation | #027

Also: Grünecho tests LLMs on ICP Forests data, Tasmania doubles AI wildfire cameras, Arevo arGrow roots-first seedling growth

Axel Wretemark

Nordic forestry

SLU flies Europe's first hyperspectral lidar drone, AirForestry names new CEO | #022

Dec 16, 2025

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3 min read

SLU flies Europe's first hyperspectral lidar drone, AirForestry names new CEO | #022

Also: how satellites and sensors catch wildfires earlier, Treemetrics opens Crann AI platform, F6S top forestry companies list

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

Planet Owl satellite brings 1 m imagery, Brazil uses AI to predict wildfires | #017

Nov 11, 2025

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3 min read

Planet Owl satellite brings 1 m imagery, Brazil uses AI to predict wildfires | #017

Also: Fraunhofer batteries from wood waste, Sweden approves virtual livestock fencing, grassland fungi standards

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

Seneca raises $60M for wildfire drones, OroraTech AI satellite fire platform | #015

Oct 28, 2025

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3 min read

Seneca raises $60M for wildfire drones, OroraTech AI satellite fire platform | #015

Also: Södra field-tests STIHL battery brushcutters, Kanop AI agents for carbon projects, Skogshubben offline planning app

Axel Wretemark

AI & agents

Södra Värö adopts AI timber scanning, Komatsu harvesters clear Tenerife burn | #012

Oct 14, 2025

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3 min read

Södra Värö adopts AI timber scanning, Komatsu harvesters clear Tenerife burn | #012

Also: AI agents and MCP reshape GIS, Alberta bio-based firefighting foam, cBrain digitises Denmark's reforestation grants

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

Canfor puts IoT on 500 forest machines, VTT builds global forest digital twin | #003

Aug 26, 2025

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4 min read

Canfor puts IoT on 500 forest machines, VTT builds global forest digital twin | #003

Also: Olam Agri digitises harvesting in Congo, Kodama Systems robotic thinning for wildfire risk, blockchain tracks mass timber

Axel Wretemark

Satellite monitoring

Meta releases AI global canopy map, Canada tests autonomous logging trucks | #002

Aug 19, 2025

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3 min read

Meta releases AI global canopy map, Canada tests autonomous logging trucks | #002

Also: Japan's IoT Smart Forests, Spain's ChainWood blockchain timber traceability, Flash Forest drones replant wildfire sites

Axel Wretemark

Wildfire

Sveaskog tests load-measuring crane, Södra forest plans update from satellite | #063

Romania tracks timber lorries by permit, Skogforsk's Autoplant planting machine | #062

ForestX Optinex sawmill planner opens to AI agents, balloon reads wildfire risk | #061

Muon Space banks $250M for FireSat, Sweden's electric timber trucks now a fleet | #060

Skogforsk digital timber passport, Allianz wildfire detection net over Spain | #057

OroraTech satellites expose Arkansas arson, UMaine wins $20M for bioproducts | #056

Arauco orders Raute AI panel graders, Ponsse puts AI on harvester teardowns | #055

OroraTech satellites go live in Greece, Bezos Earth Fund gives FireSat $26M | #053

Kodiak driverless log trucks for West Fraser, AI reads tree age from lidar | #045

Deep Forestry raises €3M, OroraTech launches wildfire satellites for Greece | #044

Weyerhaeuser adopts NFA harvester AI, Södra closes venture arm Södra Ädla | #042

Thermal drones replace pellet counts, SMHI proves satellite wildfire alerts | #038

SLU audits satellite forest estimates, Treebula Plus adds timber price data | #037

SLU AI maps Sweden's hidden waterways, Södra scales Nordic Forestry Automation | #027

SLU flies Europe's first hyperspectral lidar drone, AirForestry names new CEO | #022

Planet Owl satellite brings 1 m imagery, Brazil uses AI to predict wildfires | #017

Seneca raises $60M for wildfire drones, OroraTech AI satellite fire platform | #015

Södra Värö adopts AI timber scanning, Komatsu harvesters clear Tenerife burn | #012

Canfor puts IoT on 500 forest machines, VTT builds global forest digital twin | #003

Meta releases AI global canopy map, Canada tests autonomous logging trucks | #002

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