SkyTL turns wildfire data into real-time decisions

My background is in aerospace engineering. I was working on the integration of drones and air traffic management when I met a wildfire scientist who recognized the incredible potential of translating what I was doing with real-time data simulation to wildfire management. She explained how unpredictable wildfires are, the challenges of modeling them, and the critical need for real-time data. We started working together, and with supportive funding, started SkyTL (formerly Improving Aviation). About four years later, we just rolled out our product.

Our goal was to give firefighters, communities, and insurance companies really good data about where a fire might go, especially the embers. There's a decent understanding of how fires propagate through the ground fire but not how those ashes are transported ahead of the fire.