Cape Analytics, a data startup, wants to do one better, using images from the air and data analytics to identify homes most at risk from a fast-moving wildfire. Using images captured from airplanes, its machine learning analytics are able to tell how close risky vegetation is to a home. A sample of what Cape Analytics' system for assessing wildfire risk looks like in action. Cape Analytics was founded in 2014, with an eye to using big data analytics to crunch the massive amounts of aerial imagery being generated every day. One of the goals for the funding round was to build out new products with its data analytics tools.

Source: Forbes April 03, 2019 15:33 UTC