Project Vesta Press Kit

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Wildfires are a wicked problem continually growing in severity and scope, especially in the California region. The threat to people, wildlife, our natural and commercial resources, and the environment is profound and long-lasting. Those committed to fighting fires face significant boots on the ground peril, to include the unique challenges met when operating aboard military installations. Wildfire management leaves little room for error.

 

The Project Vesta team is passionate about developing – and sharing – better, quicker, and safer means to address this challenging issue. The program goals are persistent fire surveillance, analytics capabilities enabled by edge computing, and rapid interoperability. If successful, it can support continuous terrain mapping, accurate fuel analysis, immediate fire identification, and the timely delivery of suppressant agents in active fires. The intended prototype result is an unmanned "system of systems" that combines state-of-the-art technology and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) equipment intended to identify fire risk, reduce response time, and decrease direct firefighter engagement. Humans are still deeply engaged in the process, but at a safer distance, with more tools to augment and support their actions on the ground. 

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The Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) 22-2, from 14 to 18 February 2022 aboard Camp Roberts, CA, is where Project Vesta conducted its first live tests. Future experiments and prototype iterations are expected to synthesize lessons learned and improve upon each product performance. [Insert name] is excited to be a part of this important work and to share a small business solution to a global problem. Learn more about Project Vesta and the innovative work being done here.

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Innovations in fire management technology can make wildfire mitigation safer, more effective, and more accurate. It can also reduce future risk of a serious global problem. Learn about Project Vesta and its unmanned prototype demos here.

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The Project Vesta live fire mitigation technology experiment is just a few weeks away!

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The event – hosted from 14 - 18 February 2022 by the Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) 22-2 aboard Camp Roberts, CA - was a critical step in the evolution of faster, safer, and more effective wildfire control and mitigation. Wildfires are a wicked problem continually growing in severity and scope, especially in the California region. The threat to people, wildlife, our natural and commercial resources, and the environment is profound and long-lasting. Those committed to fighting fires face significant boots on the ground peril, to include the unique challenges met when operating aboard military installations. Wildfire management leaves little room for error, but much room for improvement. We can’t wait for you to see what [Insert Company Name] is doing to help solve this problem.

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The Project Vesta team is passionate, and the result is an unmanned fire control prototype that combines state-of-the art technology and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) equipment. [Insert name] is providing [Insert technology description], a critical component of an innovative system that networks autonomous air and ground vehicles, solar charging capabilities, fire response equipment, and communications. The goal is persistent fire surveillance, analytics capabilities enabled by edge computing, and rapid interoperability. The experiment will inspire you and will help us map the way forward in this exciting work.

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Visit the event website for more information on Project Vesta, the upcoming experiment, our partnership, and more.