AEM Elevates Visibility of High-Risk Wildfire Locations with Enhancements to FTS360 and Wildfire PTZ Camera Solutions

New innovations amplify situational awareness and improve response using actionable insights and intelligent camera technologyGERMANTOWN, Md., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AEM, the essential source for environmental insights, today announced the release of several enhancements for its FTS360 platform and Wildfire PTZ Camera to quickly detect and respond to wildfires. FTS360 is a secure and reliable cloud-based IoT platform that combines fire weather conditions and actionable insights with innovative smart camera technology to improve situational awareness and visibility into high-risk wildfire locations.

The new SmartGT capability for FTS360 uses intelligent algorithms powered by the Earth Networks Total Lightning NetworkA®(ENTLN), the industry's most comprehensive lightning data, to pinpoint lightning risk within a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera viewshed. SmartGT automatically alerts key personnel to add the high-risk location to their guard tour to view the latest images within seconds and easily watch for wildfire ignitions."Lightning causes around 70% of the wildfires in the Western US and often in remote areas where it is difficult to verify a wildfire ignition," said Mark D. Miller, Chief Commercial Officer of AEM. "We are excited to bring SmartGT, which empowers the rapid verification of ignition in high-risk locations, to our industry-leading wildfire risk management solutions to help keep communities safe."