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How to detect wildfire smoke using Amazon Rekognition

AWS Public Sector Blog

In addition to the risk to life and biodiversity, wildfires can destroy and disrupt property, essential infrastructure, communications, air quality, and more. If thermal imagery is available, consider implementing an ensemble approach to improve model performance and confidence.

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Creating real-time flood alerts with the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

“Recently, we have seen an unprecedented level of rainfall and extreme weather events,” said Reyes Jiménez, director of comprehensive community risk management of Panama’s National Civil Protection System ( SINAPROC ). It wirelessly connects devices to the Internet and manages communication between end-node devices and network gateways.

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Scientists find potential for early earthquake warnings

Open Access Government - Technology News

Using this in real-time scenarios The next step for the researchers is to implement and test their algorithm in real-time scenarios, ensuring its reliability and effectiveness across different seismic regions. As advancements continue, the prospect of providing communities with timely warnings of impending earthquakes grows nearer.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In the case of coronavirus, the medical profession has taken control of the agenda, yet most of the failings--and there are many--refer to civil protection issues: communications, logistics, coordination. Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures.

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Building resilience: Using technology to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the unexpected

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS also backs researchers through the Network of Earth Observation Laboratories for Disaster Risk Reduction (RedLABOT). RedLABOT was developed in collaboration with NASA Disaster Response Latin America, Esri , and AmeriGeo to address the gaps and challenges in disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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City resilience in wartime and DPI scoop Future of Government Awards 2025

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Kyiv Digital team is leading an innovative transformation in urban governance by combining cutting-edge digital advancements with a robust communications strategy. million active loans through an open source system that enables direct government-to-citizen lending without commercial bank intermediaries.