Users around the world can oversee some fires at once after Google introduces the Wildfire Layer for maps.
The technology giant claimed that this new feature was built on the wildfire boundary map launched in the US last year and it was intended to help people “make decisions that are fast and informed during the emergency period.” Engadget reports that with this layer activated, users will be able to see forest fires that go berserk in their location – knock one of them will bring out the link to the emergency website, the Helpline number and the details of the evacuation provided by the regional government.
The Wildfire layer for MapSthis Tool will also display details about the API covering – detention, the hectare has been burned and the last time was reported.
This tool will allow you to see the exact limits of fire as you can easily search for the current traffic pattern.
The Wildfire layer will start its global launch to the Android device first and then to iOS and PC devices later in October.
Although it will feature the most important fire – the type that requires evacuation – throughout the world, it will have the ability to display smaller incidents in the US, thanks to the data provided by the national inter-interstate fire center.
Google plans to offer a detailed level in more locations, starting with Australia in the coming months.
There is still one limit that Google has not found out with the Wildfire layer.
This can only be updated when the user is connected to the Internet, which causes problems when forest fires issue electrical lines and cell towers.
Google Canopy Toolgoogle Google expands information available through the tree canopy tool.
At present, it can only provide data for 15 cities in the US, but it will be able to show information for 100 cities throughout the world in 2022.
Google tree canopy insights combine AI’s capabilities with aerial data to determine the part of the city with the biggest risk From the temperature it increases rapidly.
Want the city planner using a tree canopy tool to combat the phenomenon of urban heat islands, where milds of asphalt and the scarcity of shade from trees can cause the city to become hotter than the surrounding area.
Google says hot islands “disproportionately impact on low-income communities and contribute to a number of public health problems – from poor air quality to dehydration”.
Tree canopies can help local authorities to find out where planted trees and where to focus whatever projects they may have to fight climate change.
For example, Los Angeles authorities have used tools to help them improve the city tree canopy by 50 percent in 2028.
While Google did not clearly mention which city to get access to the tool next year, he said Guadalajara, London, Sydney and Toronto were on the list .
This tool is also used by officials in Louisville, Austin, Chicago, and Miami.