Jobs that no longer exist

Re:Jobs that no longer exist by kijin on Saturday October 15, 2016 @11:45AM (#12714363)

This looks like a job that could be replaced fairly easily with pattern-recognition software connected to infrared sensors and a satellite uplink. If a potential wildfire is detected, the system could send a drone to the location to confirm.

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Re:Jobs that no longer exist by XaspR8d on Saturday October 15, 2016 @01:02PM (#12714706)

True, though having a human posted in remote locations has additional benefits, like assisting folks who are lost / injured.

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Re:Jobs that no longer exist by yoo1I on Saturday October 15, 2016 @01:57PM (#12714980)

Sans the drone (at least as far as my knowledge on the matter goes ,which is not very far) they already do this and the maps are freely available:

http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/

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Re:Jobs that no longer exist by kbmarks on Saturday October 15, 2016 @01:21PM (#12714784)

I would hope that such software is used for car alarms in order to get the false positive rate from 99.99% to perhaps 80%.

Drones are also loud, which has a cost for every false positive.

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