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Card 902 of 9992026-08-30 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-30

Uinta Watch Puts a Sensor on the Ridge

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A Utah community project proposes an open-source wildfire detection network built from solar-powered, mesh-connected sensors.

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Uinta Watch describes a distributed monitoring model rather than a single reporting hotline: solar-powered nodes communicate over a mesh network, while people can add hardware or submit smoke observations through an app. The project names React Native, Node.js, and firmware as contribution areas and offers both pre-assembled units and beginner-oriented build instructions with a parts list. The homepage does not indicate how many nodes are active or demonstrate live alerts, so its current operational reach remains unclear.

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