This text printed in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Improvement Affiliation.
Blue Innovation Co., Ltd. deployed drones for nighttime aerial imaging throughout a forest hearth on Mount Ogi in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The corporate responded to a dispatch request from the Japan Floor Self-Protection Pressure (JGSDF) Japanese Military, relayed by way of the Japan UAS Industrial Improvement Affiliation (JUIDA).
Drone Catastrophe Response on Mount Ogi
The fireplace broke out on January 8, 2026, on Mount Ogi close to Uenohara Metropolis. The blaze unfold throughout steep, mountainous terrain and prompted evacuation orders for roughly 150 residents. Floor-based firefighting crews couldn’t simply attain the location. Helicopters performed aerial water drops throughout daylight.
Blue Innovation arrived on-site January 9, the identical day it acquired the request. The corporate labored alongside the Uenohara Fireplace Division, native hearth brigades, and police. The crew performed nighttime drone flights over the burn space to seize aerial footage when floor affirmation was not attainable.
Nighttime Imaging and Catastrophe Mapping
The drone flights served two functions. First, the crew captured nighttime footage of the complete burn space to determine energetic hearth factors. Second, Blue Innovation plotted the GPS coordinates of confirmed hearth factors onto a catastrophe map. This visualized the unfold of the fireplace and the general harm scenario.
Firefighting groups used the nighttime information as reference for helicopter operations the next day. The drone catastrophe response demonstrated how UAVs can fill vital info gaps throughout wildfire operations, particularly in rugged terrain and low-visibility circumstances.
Blue Innovation’s Drone Catastrophe Response Monitor Report
Blue Innovation develops the Blue Earth Platform (BEP), a tool integration platform that remotely controls and manages a number of drones, robots, and sensors. The corporate beforehand deployed drones and drone ports following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the place it performed bridge inspections and automatic river monitoring of sediment dams below JUIDA coordination.
Blue Innovation said it could chorus from commenting on the particular results of its Mount Ogi assist whereas firefighting operations remained ongoing.
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