Lego competition leads to creation of fire camera
Publisher’s note: The first prototype camera was installed this week. A handful more will put on Lake Tahoe mountaintops this summer.
By Jenifer Gee, Auburn Journal
Six kids from Meadow Vista have designed one project that just might change the world.
Recently, Sony Europe announced the test launch of the Forest Guard system, which was an idea that originated from members of the Lego Guards team in Meadow Vista.
In May 2009, the team traveled to Denmark and won an international competition for their idea on how a combination of cameras and screen savers can help residents in wooded areas keep an eye out for wildfires in the forests surrounding them.