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Know Before You Fly Know Before You Fly is an education campaign organized by he Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI),

🚁🔥 In 2025, 18 drone incursions reported—17 in CA! Drones endanger firefighting. Know Before You Fly! Learn more: knowbeforeyoufly.org/home #DroneSafety #WildfireResponse #FireYear2025 #SIGScience #AviationSafety #KnowBeforeYouFly #FirefightingOperations #WildfireSuppression #FirePrevention

🌲🔥 USDA boosts timber production to reduce wildfire risk. Read more: tinyurl.com/4d4rt6uu #WildfireResilience #ForestHealth #ClimateAdaptation #SIGScience #FuelReduction #TimberRestoration #USDA #ScienceBasedForestry #FireEcology

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: How Wildfires Reshape Landscapes Wildfires reshape landscapes, both to the benefit and detriment of impacted areas. After the smoke clears, they can continue to cause hazards like flooding and erosion, while also promoting ecosystem ...

🔥🌍 Wildfires reshape landscapes—destroying, renewing, and transforming ecosystems. 📖 Read more: www.usgs.gov/news/feature... #WildfireEcology #FireScience #SIGScience

🔥💰Financing wildfire resilience at SF Climate Week 2025! Funding must follow fire science. 📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/38w6nfxj #WildfireResilience #AdaptationFinance #ClimateRisk #SIGScience #SFClimateWeek #FireEcology #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateInsurance #CommunityResilience

🔥🌲 Final report for the Placerville Community Wildfire Resiliency Strategy is live! Explore: www.eldoradorcd.org/placerville-... #WildfireResilience #CommunityPlanning #FireAdaptedCommunities #SIGScience #Placerville #WildfirePrevention #ForestHealth #ClimateAdaptation #GeospatialScience

🛰️🌲 ESA’s Biomass satellite is in orbit! It will map carbon in forests, crucial for climate action. 📖 Learn more: sig-gis.com/services/for... 📡 Launch details: tinyurl.com/5du2fu6a #ForestCarbon #ClimateScience #BiomassSatellite #RemoteSensing #SIGScience #CarbonAccounting

🔥📚 Wildfire education saves lives! Explore NIFC’s resources: www.nifc.gov/fire-informa... #WildfireEducation #FireEcology #CommunityResilience #SIGScience #FireAdaptedCommunities #WildfirePrevention #ClimateAdaptation

🌎🌧️ Climate crisis reshapes risk: droughts, wildfires, flooding. Learn how we build resilience: sig-gis.com/services/ 📚 Read the report: firststreet.org/research-lib... #ClimateRisk #FloodResilience #WildfireResilience #ClimateAdaptation #SIGScience #InfrastructureResilience

🌎💚 Thank you to all protecting our planet! Special thanks to our SIG team for their passion and dedication. Together, we create lasting impact! 🌱 sig-gis.com/about/our-te... #ThankYouDay #ClimateAction #ClimateResilience #EnvironmentalStewardship #SIGScience #TogetherForTheEarth

Governor Newsom signs legislation investing additional $170 million to prevent catastrophic wildfires, issues executive order to fast-track projects | Governor of California

🔥🌲 Big win for wildfire resilience! Governor Newsom signed legislation for $170M in prevention. 📄 Read: tinyurl.com/49wsyxcc #WildfireResilience #ForestHealth #FuelReduction #ClimateAdaptation #SIGScience #CaliforniaWildfires #PrescribedFire #ScienceBasedPolicy #FireEcology

🌍✨ Happy Earth Day from SIG! Every day, we protect the planet through science and innovation. #EarthDayEveryDay #SIGScience #ClimateResilience #WildfirePrevention #GeospatialTech #ForestHealth #ScienceForThePlanet #EarthDay2025

Classifying land with Earth Engine By Steve Greenberg, Engineering Manager, Google Earth Engine

🌍 Check out how Google Earth Engine improves land classification - and SIG's own Andréa P Nicolau contributed! Read more here: medium.com/google-earth/classifying-land-with-earth-engine-5d0fb9f06901 #LandCover #EarthEngine

🌎🛰️ SIG at the XXI SBSR! Andréa P. Nicolau showcased RAMI, our platform for mining alerts in Peru. #RemoteSensing #SIGScience #RAMI #SBSR2025

Geospatial Reasoning: Unlocking insights with generative AI and multiple foundation models

🌍🧠 Geospatial AI evolves! Google's research links natural language and satellite data for faster insights. Dive in: research.google/blog/geospat... #GeospatialAI #GenerativeAI #ClimateTech #GoogleResearch

🛰️🔥 New research by SIG's Nicholas LaHaye improves wildfire and smoke monitoring using machine learning! Learn more: tinyurl.com/24786484 #WildfireScience #MachineLearning

The Nature Conservancy and Willis Launch First-of-Its-Kind Wildfire Resilience Insurance With California’s wildfire crisis pushing the state’s insurance industry to a breaking point, TNC/Willis launch innovative solution to improve insurance availability and affordability.

🔥🏡 Exciting pilot program in California links wildfire resilience with home insurance! 🌲💰 Learn more: www.nature.org/en-us/newsro... #WildfireResilience #NatureBasedSolutions

🌍🔥🗻 New USGS StoryMap reveals how the 2021 Dixie Fire increased landslide risk. Explore: landslides.usgs.gov/storymap/dixie #PostFireRecovery #LandslideRisk #WildfireScience

🔥🌲 SIG Scientist Liz Luck presented on Mosquito Fire emissions at the California Forest Science Symposium. Her research highlights wildfire impacts on carbon. #FireScience #CarbonAccounting #MosquitoFire

Unveiling the Nature Tech Collective Sector Map for Biodiversity | Nature Tech Collective

🌿📊 SIG is featured in the Nature Tech Collective’s 2024 Biodiversity Sector Map! Explore our work on page 95: www.naturetechcollective.org/stories/biod... #NatureTech #Biodiversity #SIG

Strategic fire zones are essential to wildfire risk reduction in the Western United States - Fire Ecology Background Over the last four decades, wildfires in forests of the continental western United States have significantly increased in both size and severity after more than a century of fire suppressio...

🔥📖Check out this new study on Fire-Climate-Vegetation Dynamics in California’s forests, authored by experts including SIG’s Dr. Matthew Hurteau. Read more: tinyurl.com/4ttbchhx #FireEcology #ClimateResilience

Episode 33: Strategic fire zones are essential to wildfire risk reduction in the Western United States — Association for Fire Ecology Malcolm North and Paul Hessburg discuss using strategic fire zones to minimize wildfire risk in the Western U.S.

🔥 Understand wildfires' impacts in Episode 33 of the Fire Ecology Podcast with Dr. Crystal Kolden. Listen now → fireecology.org/feco-podcast... #FireEcology #WildfireScience #ResiliencePlanning

🌍 Mitsui & Co. faced challenges in carbon credit verification. SIG's Change Detection Module streamlined the process, reducing verification time from days to hours! 🌱 #CarbonAccounting #EarthObservation #SustainabilityTech

🌲🔥 SIG welcomes Tom Schultz as the new Chief of the U.S. Forest Service! His expertise in land management and wildfire resilience will guide proactive strategies for public lands. Learn more: tinyurl.com/y8yhk2ea #SustainableForestry #WildfireResilience #ForestManagement

Trillions in U.S. Home Value Face Major Risk from Fire, Flood and Wind A new Zillow analysis has found that trillions of dollars’ worth of U.S. homes are at major risk of damage from fire, flood or extreme wind. U.S. homes

🔥🏡 Climate Risk & Home Values: Learn how wildfire risk impacts real estate and the need for resilience. Read more: tinyurl.com/bd35wdnz #ClimateRisk #WildfireResilience

Veteran fuels module in Rapid City, SD sets a standard for community assistance | Bureau of Land Management Rapid City is a prime example of the wildland-urban interface. The work of the Rapid City Fire Department’s Wildfire Mitigation group, Veterans Wildland Fuels Module is crucial to the safety of the co...

🔥 Discover how Veterans are leading wildfire resilience efforts! Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n7cedns #WildfireResilience #VeteransInFire

New AI Collaboratives to take action on wildfires and food insecurity Learn how our AI Collaboratives for wildfires and food security are taking a new funding approach to help people around the world.

Excited to join @GoogleOrg AI Collaborative: Wildfires to tackle the global wildfire crisis. We're proud to launch FireSat, a satellite tech for early wildfire detection using AI. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yeu7bsab

The Neighborhood That Didn’t Burn: How One Community Defied the Flames | LinkedIn When a historic wildfire swept through Chile’s Vina del Mar in 2024, nearly 10,000 structures were reduced to ashes—except for one neighborhood. Completely surrounded by flames, Nuevo Barrio Botania e...

🔥🏡 Join our discussion on 'The Neighborhood That Didn’t Burn' to learn fire mitigation strategies. Reserve now: tinyurl.com/3x83se66 #WildfireResilience #FireAdaptedCommunities

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🌍🔬 Celebrating Women in Climate Science at SIG! They're addressing environmental issues through research and tech. Meet the incredible women: sig-gis.com/about-us/ #WomenInScience #ClimateScience #WildfireResilience #SIG

California tribe enters first-of-its-kind agreement with the state to practice cultural burns After suppression of Indigenous cultural burning, the state agrees Northern California's Karuk Tribe may practice the burns more freely than it has in over 175 years.

🔥🌿 Historic agreement in California reintroduces cultural burning to enhance forest health and reduce wildfire risks. Read more: tinyurl.com/mv89edcc#Cul... #FireResilience

With growing fire risk, Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency to fast-track critical wildfire prevention projects statewide | Governor of California

🔥 California fast-tracks wildfire prevention as risks grow. Governor Newsom declares a State of Emergency to implement critical projects. 📖 Learn more: tinyurl.com/47h2ea22 #WildfireResilience #ClimateAdaptation