From Antarctica to Wildfire AI — Security & Scale with Gavin Hough at EO Ignite 2025

This no-fluff conversation with Gavin Hough connects the dots between cutting-edge science and real-world impact. After 14 months in Antarctica and a PhD in space physics, Gavin helped build RGBZ camera systems that detect fires early, forecast spread, and turn data into rapid, life-saving decisions. He opens the hood on 4-minute camera sweeps, triaging dozens of simultaneous ignitions, and the on-the-ground realities of safety and evacuation.  

Then the lens widens: South Africa’s security landscape, theft at remote sites, and why protecting power and batteries is now as critical as spotting smoke. Finally, Gavin makes the EO ask—global system integrators to take a complex, team-run platform into new markets. If you care about wildfires, infrastructure, or building resilient ops, this one’s a masterclass in turning actionable data into action.  

🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za 

Podcast: eodurban.podbean.com 

 
🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.