Open Innovation Challenge: Selected Solutions

INFOFIRE

• Country: Greece

Infofire encompasses the utilization of advanced technologiesto safeguard forested areas, by leveraging comprehensive data and providing functionalities for the prevention, confrontation and restoration of areas due to forest fires.

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IRIS, Incident Command Intelligent Assistant

• Tested in: Galicia – Spain,
• Country: Spain
• Innovation type: Forecasting and Decision Support, Management Before, During and After Extreme Wildfire Events ,

Incident Command software, aggregating all relevant sources of information and providing digital collaborative tools for faster and safer response to wildfires.

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LookOut Wildfire Detection SaaS

• Country: Hong Kong
• Innovation type: Monitoring, Risk Communication and Awareness,

An integrated SaaS to detect ealry-stage wildfires, monitor forest conditions, visualize trends, and send real-time alerts to users.

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MEJOR Technologies, Data- and AI-driven Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation

• Tested in: Bulgaria,
• Country: Netherlands
• Innovation type: Monitoring,

MEJOR Technologies is a Software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. MEJOR Technologies has developed two SaaS wildfire management solutions, LUCI, AI-powered Wildfire Prevention,  and CHRIS, Near Real-Time Wildfire Mapping.

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Monitoring population mobility during forest fires

• Tested in: Chile,
• Country: Chile
• Innovation type: Risk Communication and Awareness,

Monitor real-time population mobility using cellphone data to assess evacuation plan compliance and restricted access. Utilize the system to enhance prevention plan design.

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MOSAICO

• Tested in: Germany-The Netherlands,
• Country: Spain
• Innovation type: Engagement and Empowerment, Management Before, During and After Extreme Wildfire Events , Training and Education,

MOSAICO, a tool kit for participatory, cost-effective governance reducing wildfire impactsthrough agrosilvipastoral practices and social innovation.

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Mt. Olympus Pilot Project

• Country: Greece
• Innovation type: Engagement and Empowerment,

An ecotourism and disaster management program on Mt. Olympus, Greece. A civic service term that will train, and mobilize young Greeks in trail maintenance, fuel reduction, and community engagement.

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Pantera Platform: a complete solution for Wildland Fire Management and Impact Analysis

• Country: Brazil
• Innovation type: Management Before, During and After Extreme Wildfire Events , Monitoring,

umgrauemeio's Pantera Platform integrates AI camera detection, satellite imaging, and remote sensing for comprehensive wildfire management, offering modules for prevention, detection, and response and impact analysis.

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PRETRES

• Country: Spain

Development of a fire risk index that, based on topographic and fuel variables extracted from 3D point clouds, offers rapid results for the design of fire prevention measures.

PREVENT: The Firefighting Vase

• Tested in: Galicia – Spain,
• Country: Portugal
• Innovation type: Forecasting and Decision Support, Management Before, During and After Extreme Wildfire Events ,

PREVENT: A Vase made to protect your assets from wildfires.

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PyroPredict

• Country: Bolivia
• Innovation type: Forecasting and Decision Support,

PyroPredict allows a systematic data generation process extracting all fire activity on record to evaluate and enhance the predictability of statistically extreme fire behavior. PyroPredict adjectively classifies fire danger.

Q.SYSTEM – Avionic System for Integrated Aerial Firefighting

• Tested in: Canary Islands- Spain,
• Country: Italy
• Innovation type: Forecasting and Decision Support, Management Before, During and After Extreme Wildfire Events , Monitoring,

Q.System is an avionic multi-camera technology designed to aid pilots during Aerial Firefighting and deliver real-time aerial data to Q-Web, an Integrated Disaster Management Platform, to support Risk-Assessment and Decision-Making.

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