This is the second post in my series about Eco Flare, a wildfire-detection drone I’m working on to help detect hotspots before fire starts. If you haven’t read the first post yet, you can check it out here.
This week, I focused on getting organized. There are a lot of work components to this project—research, fundraising, building the drone, testing the AI—so I decided to map everything out in a Gantt Chart. It breaks down each phase of the project and gives me a better sense of what needs to happen and when.
The timeline includes everything from early research and technical planning to drone assembly, data collection, classifier training, and final testing. I also set aside time for trial flights, debugging, and a public showcase. I’m aiming to finish the project by July 2026 factoring in delays and extra work time. It’s a long timeline, but I want to make sure it works how it’s supposed to.
Having a full plan laid out makes the project feel a lot more manageable. There’s a long road ahead, but it finally feels like things are moving forward.
Stay tuned for more project updates!
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