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Cowlitz County considers Pano AI cameras to detect landfill fires; vendor proposal about $40,000 annually
Summary
Public Works proposed installing Pano AI cameras with thermal sensors to improve early detection of fires at the county landfill and surrounding areas; staff said the system would be monitored by AI with human review and would cost about $40,000 per year under the vendor's current proposal.
Public Works presented a proposal to add a Pano AI camera system and additional on‑site thermal cameras at the county landfill to improve early detection of fires on-site and across nearby lands.
Staff said the Pano AI system uses multiple cameras mounted on a tower to detect particulate signatures in the air and can provide latitude/longitude coordinates for detected smoke or fire. The system would run AI…
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