Fire urgency estimator in geosynchronous orbit (FUEGO) is a proposed method for early detection and evaluation of wildfires using a system of drones and satellites in geosyncronous orbit equipped with infrared sensors. Use of drones has been described as a potential problem due to Federal Aviation Administration's policy concerning use of airspace during fires.
The concept was published in the journal Remote Sensing. The research is led by Carlton Pennypacker who is an astrophysicist at UC Berkeley.
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- Staff, Tianyi Dong | (6 July 2015). "Berkeley researchers develop satellite, drones system for wildfire detection". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- Pennypacker, Carlton R.; Jakubowski, Marek K.; Kelly, Maggi; Lampton, Michael; Schmidt, Christopher; Stephens, Scott; Tripp, Robert (17 October 2013). "FUEGO – Fire Urgency Estimator in Geosynchronous Orbit – A Proposed Early-Warning Fire Detection System". Remote Sensing. 5 (10): 5173–5192. Bibcode:2013RemS....5.5173P. doi:10.3390/rs5105173.