WEBVTT 00:00:00.233 --> 00:00:07.040 align:start line:85% position:10% size:23% [ music ] 00:00:07.874 --> 00:00:08.675 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% >> The following story 00:00:08.742 --> 00:00:09.943 align:start line:85% position:10% size:33% is fictional. 00:00:10.009 --> 00:00:10.877 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% Its intent is to portray 00:00:10.944 --> 00:00:11.978 align:start line:85% position:10% size:43% a future wildland 00:00:12.045 --> 00:00:13.012 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% firefighting system 00:00:13.079 --> 00:00:14.180 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58% that uses AI trained in 00:00:14.247 --> 00:00:15.815 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% wildland firefighting, 00:00:15.882 --> 00:00:17.550 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% and fast response drones 00:00:17.617 --> 00:00:18.318 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% to augment the skills 00:00:18.385 --> 00:00:19.419 align:start line:85% position:10% size:68% of humans and the equipment 00:00:19.486 --> 00:00:21.488 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73% and tactics currently in use. 00:00:21.554 --> 00:00:22.489 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% Please send your comments 00:00:22.555 --> 00:00:25.225 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% to david.fuller@nasa.gov. 00:00:26.793 --> 00:00:32.766 align:start line:85% position:10% size:23% [ music ] 00:00:32.832 --> 00:00:33.767 align:start line:85% position:10% size:35% A July morning 00:00:33.833 --> 00:00:35.135 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% in Colorado's White River 00:00:35.201 --> 00:00:36.269 align:start line:85% position:10% size:38% National Forest 00:00:36.336 --> 00:00:38.438 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% dawns hot and dry. 00:00:40.340 --> 00:00:42.442 align:start line:85% position:10% size:50% At oh-8-47 Mountain, 00:00:42.509 --> 00:00:43.443 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40% a GOES satellite 00:00:43.510 --> 00:00:44.611 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% detects a heat signature 00:00:44.677 --> 00:00:46.513 align:start line:85% position:10% size:30% in the area. 00:00:48.448 --> 00:00:49.682 align:start line:85% position:10% size:38% Within seconds, 00:00:49.749 --> 00:00:50.517 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40% the data reaches 00:00:50.583 --> 00:00:52.118 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% the U.S. Forest Service's 00:00:52.185 --> 00:00:53.820 align:start line:85% position:10% size:68% Regional Operations Center, 00:00:53.887 --> 00:00:54.788 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% where the Fire Responder 00:00:54.854 --> 00:00:56.222 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% AI System flags it as 00:00:56.289 --> 00:00:58.892 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% a wildland fire ignition. 00:00:58.958 --> 00:01:00.226 align:start line:85% position:10% size:80% The nearest quick response drone 00:01:00.293 --> 00:01:01.327 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% is at Eagle County 00:01:01.394 --> 00:01:02.362 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% Regional Airport's 00:01:02.429 --> 00:01:04.764 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58% fire operations hangar. 00:01:04.831 --> 00:01:06.699 align:start line:85% position:10% size:75% The system dispatches a drone, 00:01:06.766 --> 00:01:08.601 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% equipped with its own AI 00:01:08.668 --> 00:01:09.636 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58% specifically trained to 00:01:09.702 --> 00:01:11.871 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% perform the initial size-up. 00:01:11.938 --> 00:01:12.505 align:start line:85% position:10% size:43% It has the latest 00:01:12.572 --> 00:01:14.240 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% topo maps onboard, 00:01:14.307 --> 00:01:15.208 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% along with current 00:01:15.275 --> 00:01:16.409 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% and forecasted weather 00:01:16.476 --> 00:01:17.710 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% and current moisture density 00:01:17.777 --> 00:01:19.446 align:start line:85% position:10% size:30% in the area. 00:01:19.512 --> 00:01:20.814 align:start line:85% position:10% size:43% At the same time, 00:01:20.880 --> 00:01:23.049 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% USFS Ranger David Fuller 00:01:23.116 --> 00:01:23.983 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% receives the alert 00:01:24.050 --> 00:01:24.984 align:start line:85% position:10% size:35% on his tablet, 00:01:25.051 --> 00:01:26.085 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% and begins driving to 00:01:26.152 --> 00:01:27.854 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% the nearest access point, 00:01:27.921 --> 00:01:28.788 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% an hour's hike from 00:01:28.855 --> 00:01:30.623 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% the suspected fire. 00:01:30.690 --> 00:01:32.358 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% The Fire Responder AI System 00:01:32.425 --> 00:01:33.493 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% shows him the best route 00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:34.761 align:start line:85% position:10% size:33% to get there. 00:01:34.828 --> 00:01:36.296 align:start line:85% position:10% size:68% En route, the drone creates 00:01:36.362 --> 00:01:37.397 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% a communications link 00:01:37.464 --> 00:01:38.298 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% to the ground station 00:01:38.364 --> 00:01:40.366 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% at Eagle County Airport. 00:01:40.433 --> 00:01:41.334 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% This network will become 00:01:41.401 --> 00:01:42.836 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% the local tactical network 00:01:42.902 --> 00:01:44.103 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58% used by all parties for 00:01:44.170 --> 00:01:46.105 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73% the Common Operating Picture, 00:01:46.172 --> 00:01:47.707 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% or COP, maintaining 00:01:47.774 --> 00:01:48.942 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% situation awareness 00:01:49.008 --> 00:01:50.777 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% for the response team. 00:01:50.844 --> 00:01:52.846 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% By oh-900, the drone arrives 00:01:52.912 --> 00:01:53.913 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% on scene and begins 00:01:53.980 --> 00:01:56.182 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% to orbit the fire. 00:01:56.249 --> 00:01:57.083 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% Its thermal camera 00:01:57.150 --> 00:01:58.918 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% maps the fire's perimeter, 00:01:58.985 --> 00:02:00.019 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% while the AI System 00:02:00.086 --> 00:02:01.488 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% processes data from nearby 00:02:01.554 --> 00:02:02.388 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40% Remote Automated 00:02:02.455 --> 00:02:03.857 align:start line:85% position:10% size:43% Weather Stations. 00:02:03.923 --> 00:02:05.458 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% 92 degrees Fahrenheit, 00:02:05.525 --> 00:02:07.260 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% 12% moisture density, 00:02:07.327 --> 00:02:08.962 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% and 15 to 20 mile-per-hour 00:02:09.028 --> 00:02:09.863 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% wind gusts through 00:02:09.929 --> 00:02:12.031 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% dead, standing trees. 00:02:12.098 --> 00:02:12.999 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% The drone AI begins 00:02:13.066 --> 00:02:14.400 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% evaluating threats, 00:02:14.467 --> 00:02:16.436 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% escape routes, safety zones, 00:02:16.503 --> 00:02:17.770 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% and ingress/egress 00:02:17.837 --> 00:02:18.705 align:start line:85% position:10% size:38% vulnerabilities 00:02:18.771 --> 00:02:20.507 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% for ground assets. 00:02:20.573 --> 00:02:21.908 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% This information is uploaded 00:02:21.975 --> 00:02:23.877 align:start line:85% position:10% size:75% to the Denver Dispatch Center, 00:02:23.943 --> 00:02:24.844 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% and incorporated into 00:02:24.911 --> 00:02:27.046 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% the COP virtual space. 00:02:27.113 --> 00:02:28.181 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% The COP is made available 00:02:28.248 --> 00:02:29.382 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% to all assets assigned 00:02:29.449 --> 00:02:30.783 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40% to the incident. 00:02:30.850 --> 00:02:32.085 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58% At the Dispatch Center, 00:02:32.151 --> 00:02:33.019 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% Incident Commander 00:02:33.086 --> 00:02:34.954 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% Maria Rodriguez monitors 00:02:35.021 --> 00:02:37.023 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58% the emerging situation. 00:02:37.090 --> 00:02:38.424 align:start line:85% position:10% size:50% The Denver AI merges 00:02:38.491 --> 00:02:39.959 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% the drone's live data 00:02:40.026 --> 00:02:41.227 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% of the fire spread, 00:02:41.294 --> 00:02:43.029 align:start line:85% position:10% size:78% and displays on Maria's monitor 00:02:43.096 --> 00:02:44.130 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% its predicted advance 00:02:44.197 --> 00:02:45.098 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40% up a steep gulch 00:02:45.164 --> 00:02:46.032 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% filled with the dead, 00:02:46.099 --> 00:02:47.734 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40% standing timber. 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:48.468 align:start line:85% position:10% size:30% She accesses 00:02:48.535 --> 00:02:50.603 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% a resource dashboard. 00:02:50.670 --> 00:02:51.938 align:start line:85% position:10% size:50% The AI also displays 00:02:52.005 --> 00:02:54.240 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% all available resources: 00:02:54.307 --> 00:02:55.742 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% three Type One helicopters 00:02:55.808 --> 00:02:57.377 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40% at nearby bases, 00:02:57.443 --> 00:02:58.278 align:start line:85% position:10% size:38% two air tankers 00:02:58.344 --> 00:02:59.612 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% working a Wyoming fire 00:02:59.679 --> 00:03:01.481 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% but available for diversion, 00:03:01.548 --> 00:03:02.916 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% and four hotshot crews 00:03:02.982 --> 00:03:05.485 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73% within two hours' drive time. 00:03:05.552 --> 00:03:06.553 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40% Maria recognizes 00:03:06.619 --> 00:03:08.021 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% the need for air support, 00:03:08.087 --> 00:03:08.555 align:start line:85% position:10% size:35% and assigns an 00:03:08.621 --> 00:03:10.757 align:start line:85% position:10% size:75% Air Tactical Group Supervisor, 00:03:10.823 --> 00:03:13.459 align:start line:85% position:10% size:75% or ATGS, to coordinate flights 00:03:13.526 --> 00:03:15.094 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% into the fire zone. 00:03:15.161 --> 00:03:16.863 align:start line:85% position:10% size:75% She selects the air resources, 00:03:16.930 --> 00:03:18.264 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% and the AI notifies them 00:03:18.331 --> 00:03:19.766 align:start line:85% position:10% size:25% to launch. 00:03:19.832 --> 00:03:21.935 align:start line:85% position:10% size:68% The drone circles overhead, 00:03:22.001 --> 00:03:22.969 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58% maintaining the network 00:03:23.036 --> 00:03:25.004 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% for the emerging response. 00:03:25.071 --> 00:03:27.206 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% At oh-9:45, the first 00:03:27.273 --> 00:03:29.042 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% engines and crews arrive, 00:03:29.108 --> 00:03:30.043 align:start line:85% position:10% size:50% their mobile devices 00:03:30.109 --> 00:03:31.144 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% automatically joining 00:03:31.210 --> 00:03:32.645 align:start line:85% position:10% size:30% the network. 00:03:32.712 --> 00:03:34.881 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73% Each device displays the COP, 00:03:34.948 --> 00:03:36.249 align:start line:85% position:10% size:35% fire location, 00:03:36.316 --> 00:03:37.283 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% spread prediction, 00:03:37.350 --> 00:03:39.852 align:start line:85% position:10% size:80% escape routes, and safety zones. 00:03:39.919 --> 00:03:41.854 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% The ATGS arrives on scene 00:03:41.921 --> 00:03:44.157 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73% and begins orbiting the fire. 00:03:44.223 --> 00:03:45.725 align:start line:85% position:10% size:78% Their workstation automatically 00:03:45.792 --> 00:03:47.060 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% joins the network, 00:03:47.126 --> 00:03:48.227 align:start line:85% position:10% size:63% and exchanges information 00:03:48.294 --> 00:03:49.462 align:start line:85% position:10% size:68% with the Incident Commander 00:03:49.529 --> 00:03:51.064 align:start line:85% position:10% size:43% and ground teams. 00:03:51.130 --> 00:03:53.099 align:start line:85% position:10% size:58% On the ATGS workstation 00:03:53.166 --> 00:03:55.268 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73% is a list of incoming assets, 00:03:55.335 --> 00:03:57.704 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% their status, and ETA. 00:03:57.770 --> 00:03:59.706 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% The ATGS begins coordinating 00:03:59.772 --> 00:04:01.474 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% with the ground teams. 00:04:01.541 --> 00:04:02.609 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% The ground crew chiefs 00:04:02.675 --> 00:04:04.077 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% use their handheld tablets 00:04:04.143 --> 00:04:05.878 align:start line:85% position:10% size:78% to mark where drops are needed, 00:04:05.945 --> 00:04:06.846 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% share this information 00:04:06.913 --> 00:04:08.915 align:start line:85% position:10% size:78% with the ATGS over the network, 00:04:08.982 --> 00:04:10.950 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% and confirm by voice. 00:04:11.017 --> 00:04:12.952 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% The ATGS assigns targets 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position:10% size:60% Drones and AI technology 00:04:31.004 --> 00:04:32.939 align:start line:85% position:10% size:80% trained in wildland firefighting 00:04:33.006 --> 00:04:34.674 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73% can monitor many data streams 00:04:34.741 --> 00:04:35.508 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% and flag increasing 00:04:35.575 --> 00:04:38.077 align:start line:85% position:10% size:40% risk indicators. 00:04:38.144 --> 00:04:39.545 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% These decision support tools 00:04:39.612 --> 00:04:41.180 align:start line:85% position:10% size:75% can help wildland firefighters 00:04:41.247 --> 00:04:42.415 align:start line:85% position:10% size:50% make safe, effective 00:04:42.482 --> 00:04:44.183 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% decisions quickly. 00:04:44.250 --> 00:04:45.385 align:start line:85% position:10% size:35% Drones and AI, 00:04:45.451 --> 00:04:46.319 align:start line:85% position:10% size:43% utilizing a local 00:04:46.386 --> 00:04:47.620 align:start line:85% position:10% size:43% tactical network, 00:04:47.687 --> 00:04:48.688 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% can share this information 00:04:48.755 --> 00:04:50.757 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% to the entire response team, 00:04:50.823 --> 00:04:51.691 align:start line:85% position:10% size:60% building and maintaining 00:04:51.758 --> 00:04:53.259 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% the common operating picture 00:04:53.326 --> 00:04:55.128 align:start line:85% position:10% size:30% in realtime. 00:04:55.194 --> 00:04:56.596 align:start line:85% position:10% size:68% As aerial and ground assets 00:04:56.663 --> 00:04:57.830 align:start line:85% position:10% size:38% enter the area, 00:04:57.897 --> 00:04:58.731 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% they automatically 00:04:58.798 --> 00:05:00.366 align:start line:85% position:10% size:43% join the network. 00:05:00.433 --> 00:05:02.035 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% Their ID, position, 00:05:02.101 --> 00:05:03.670 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% intent, capabilities, 00:05:03.736 --> 00:05:05.538 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% and resources are integrated 00:05:05.605 --> 00:05:07.540 align:start line:85% position:10% size:80% into the COP, and made available 00:05:07.607 --> 00:05:09.475 align:start line:85% position:10% size:45% to all responders. 00:05:09.542 --> 00:05:11.177 align:start line:85% position:10% size:55% The ATGS, coordinating 00:05:11.244 --> 00:05:13.246 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73% with the IC and ground teams, 00:05:13.312 --> 00:05:15.181 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% can designate drop points, 00:05:15.248 --> 00:05:17.250 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% which are shared in the COP. 00:05:17.316 --> 00:05:18.384 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% The air tanker pilots 00:05:18.451 --> 00:05:19.352 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% see approach routes 00:05:19.419 --> 00:05:21.754 align:start line:85% position:10% size:73% and drop points in their HUD. 00:05:21.821 --> 00:05:22.555 align:start line:85% position:10% size:28% This future 00:05:22.622 --> 00:05:23.823 align:start line:85% position:10% size:53% Concept of Operations 00:05:23.890 --> 00:05:25.558 align:start line:85% position:10% size:48% can become reality, 00:05:25.625 --> 00:05:26.726 align:start line:85% position:10% size:50% with NASA's Advanced 00:05:26.793 --> 00:05:28.294 align:start line:85% position:10% size:65% Capabilities for Emergency 00:05:28.361 --> 00:05:30.363 align:start line:85% position:10% size:70% Response Operations project, 00:05:30.430 --> 00:05:32.298 align:start line:85% position:10% size:15% ACERO. 00:05:33.633 --> 00:05:48.381 align:start line:10% position:10% size:23% [ music ]