Country Indonesia Year 2017 Affiliation Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Designer Sangmin Bae, Anthony Wilson

Wildfire can double in size every five minutes. Therefore, early detection is crucial to avoid big deforestation in developing countries. The current system detects narrowly and requires costly instalment due to geographical constraints. Through its portable modular system, Forest Eye can be installed anywhere in the forest easily. It is composed of two main parts including its ground ba-se with helium gas tank and the airborne component which detects wildfire through wide-angle thermal cameras. Filled with helium gas, the top blimp floats high above the canopy of forest to immediately detect any wildfire over an area of about 1,300 km2.