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Re:Show HN: Signet – Autonomous wildfire tracking from satel... by mapldx on Sunday March 15, 2026 @11:08AM (#47388129)
Right, that's a clean way to frame the boundary. Appreciate it.

On ICS integration, I haven't gotten there yet. The system outputs structured incident records, but I don't have real operational experience on that side.

The limited-connectivity point is interesting. If the output is a compact structured record that doesn't need a live connection to be useful, that could change what integration looks like.

If you have a strong opinion on what people actually use there, I'd be interested.

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Re:Show HN: Signet – Autonomous wildfire tracking from satel... by redgridtactical on Sunday March 15, 2026 @01:38PM (#47389722)
From what I've seen, the teams that are actually on the fireline mostly use paper ICS 214s and radio. The structured digital stuff lives at the ICP/EOC level. So the gap is really between field collection and the management system — if you can get a compact record off a phone with no connectivity requirement, that bridges it without asking anyone to change their workflow.

I think the practical win is SALUTE-style reports that auto-populate grid and DTG, exportable as plain text. No one wants another app to learn at 0200 on a fire.

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Re:Show HN: Signet – Autonomous wildfire tracking from satel... by mapldx on Sunday March 15, 2026 @03:16PM (#47390870)
That's extremely helpful framing. Appreciate you coming back with the detail.
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