FEWS: Forest fire Early Warning System

Forest fire Early Warning System (FEWS) is our solution to the haze issue in Indonesia. Developed to detect fire sources deep within the remote forests.

Global Standards

We designed our system to align with international recognized air quality standards, data collection and encrypted communication practises for data credibility.

Manage

FEWS is a smart monitoring alert system which automatically detects irregular activities. We collect data across hectares of forests and consolidated them in the Cloud for analytic. Using machine learning, we are able to tell the magnitude, direction and speed of the fire.

Integrate

The implementation of FEWS is non disruptive to the landscape and wildlife of the region. The nodes are integrated into the scenery, operating silently in the background of the landscape.

Scale

Designed to be of low maintenance, our system is highly scalable and allows for remote area monitoring.

Enhancement

FEWS automates existing Fire Management systems, such as FDRS, and collects data at higher interval cycle.

History of FEWS Development

• 2013 Jun - Haze in Singapore reached record levels of over 400 PSI
• 2014 Jun - Finalized the architecture and technical specification of FEWS
• 2014 Oct - FEWS send out its first data
• 2014 Oct - FEWS Node's First Assembled Prototype completed
• 2014 Nov - Invited to United Nation Data Innovation for Policy Makers to showcase FEWS
• 2014 Dec - One of the 3 companies short-listed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to solve haze problems
• 2015 Jan - President Joko Widodo shut down all haze related programs in Indonesia
• 2015 Mar - FEWS Node version 2 completed
• 2015 Apr - FEWS Backend framework begin testing
• 2015 May - Haze returns. Discussions resume with Indonesian Presidential Office
• 2015 Jun - Invited as Huawei Partner and incorporated Huawei secured communication solution
• 2015 Aug - Contacted by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
• 2015 Dec - Contacted by Asia Paper and Pulp (APP)
• 2016 Feb - Joint Call for Proposal in Brunei
• 2016 May - Joint Call for Proposal in Sabah Malaysia

Milestones

Contacted by Indonesian President’s Office Advisor for haze matters

Received assistance from USAID and UN Pulse Jakarta

Negotiating deployment with Asia Paper and Pulp (APP)

Partnered with Huawei for secured communication infrastructure