Early Forest Fire Detection
Democratize open and low-tech solutions for fighting wildfires, for the benefit of the ecosystems and the citizens.
We’re a small team of engineers and ecologists building open-source AI for conservation. Every tool on this site started the same way: a field problem, a scoped plan — and a partner who decided it should exist. Sponsorships and partnerships are what turn the next idea into a deployed tool. Here’s how you can help.
Partner With Us
Three kinds of partners keep this work going. Pick the one that sounds like you.
For NGOs & researchers
Build it with us
You know the field problem; we know the models. Together we turn camera traps, hydrophones, and drone surveys into systems that run every day.
That’s how every tool on this site got made — with partners like the Cornell Lab and the Pacific Salmon Foundation.
- Field deployments designed together
- Grant applications with us as technical partner
- Pilots before you commit
- Open source, yours to run
For foundations & philanthropy
Fund the long game
A model is cheap to train and expensive to keep useful. Long-horizon funding covers what project budgets rarely do.
Maintenance, retraining, support for the people using the tools — and the freedom to start the projects still waiting on a backer.
- Back a project waiting on funding
- Keep fielded tools maintained for years
- Capacity building with field teams
- Shared infrastructure for the whole sector
For companies
Lend your expertise
Your engineers, your hardware, or your cloud budget — pointed at a conservation problem, they ship tools this year, not someday.
Our wildfire work with Pyronear shows what that buys: detection that spots smoke minutes after ignition, running across European forests today.
- Sponsor a deployment end to end
- Engineering time on real field problems
- Hardware and cloud credits in kind
- Impact your team can point to
Have something in mind?
A scoped project, a long-term programme, or just an idea — tell us what you're thinking and we'll tell you what it could become.
Proven in the Field
Support doesn't stop at launch. These systems run in the field every day — spotting wildfire smoke minutes after ignition, counting wild salmon as they migrate upriver, and surveying seal colonies from the air.
Wild Salmon Migration Monitoring
The project monitors wild salmon migration to ensure the number passing through meets state regulations, addressing threats from human activities like fisheries and dams.
Wadden Sea Seal Monitoring
Automated seal population monitoring system using AI to count, classify, and identify individual seals from aerial imagery in the Wadden Sea.
Fund a Project
These projects are designed, scoped, and waiting on funding. Sponsor one and we'll build it in the open.
Snow Leopard Monitoring
Non-invasive snow leopard monitoring using computer vision analysis of camera trap photos to identify individual animals.
Bird Flu Monitoring
Utilize drones for precise monitoring of breeding seabird colonies by detection of live and dead adults and chicks to determine survival and reproduction and asses the impact of avian influenza.
See a project you'd back?
Tell us which one speaks to you — we'll share the full scope, the budget, and what your support unlocks.
More Ways to Help
No budget required — connections, skills, and data all move this work forward.
Spread the word
Share our projects and introduce us to teams that need better tools.
Browse the projects →Volunteer your expertise
ML engineers, designers, ecologists — skilled hours move projects forward.
Tell us your skills →Share data or hardware
Labeled datasets, camera-trap archives, or field equipment we can build on.
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