Less than 10 satellites orbiting Earth have some capacity to detect fires, limiting the ability of fire agencies to build resilience against bushfires despite the availability of the technology, according to Gilmour Space founder Adam Gilmour. Mr Gilmour said the current space infrastructure for disaster management consists of a “reasonably sporadic array of satellites” that…

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