Mayday.ai is proud to announce that Mayday AI / Guardian Space has been selected as one of the finalist teams advancing to the final round of the XPRIZE Wildfire Space-Based Detection & Intelligence track.
The XPRIZE Wildfire independent Judging Panel selected 11 teams to advance to the final round following semifinal technical verification. The semifinal testing challenged teams to accurately and precisely detect and characterize target fires using historical fire data, while minimizing false positives during 12-hour testing windows.
Mayday AI / Guardian Space was also named among the milestone awardee teams, recognized for distinct data analytic capabilities demonstrated during semifinal testing. The XPRIZE announcement highlighted the role of advanced wildfire analytics, Earth Observation data processing, satellite intelligence, deep learning, large language models, and real-time monitoring approaches in helping communities better prepare for natural disasters.
For Mayday.ai, this recognition represents an important validation of its mission to deliver real-time wildfire detection and disaster intelligence through artificial intelligence, satellite data, and multi-source data fusion. Through its growing LEONA agentic AI platform and Guardian Space ecosystem, Mayday.ai is working to support emergency responders, civil protection agencies, humanitarian organizations, insurers, and communities with faster, more actionable risk intelligence.
“Being selected as an XPRIZE Wildfire Space-Based finalist is a major milestone for Mayday.ai and Guardian Space, and we are especially proud to be the only German company to qualify for this stage,” said Kian Mirshahi, Founder and CEO of Mayday.ai. “Wildfires are becoming faster, more destructive, and harder to manage. Our mission is to use AI and Earth Observation to detect risk earlier, improve situational awareness, and help communities act before disasters escalate.”
XPRIZE Wildfire is an international competition focused on transforming how wildfires are detected, characterized, and managed. The Space-Based Detection & Intelligence track brings together leading teams working on satellite-enabled wildfire detection and real-time intelligence solutions.
Mayday.ai congratulates all finalist teams and thanks XPRIZE, the judging panel, sponsors, and partners for advancing innovation in wildfire resilience. This achievement strengthens Mayday.ai’s commitment to building AI-powered early warning systems that can help protect lives, infrastructure, ecosystems, and communities from the growing threat of wildfires.Learn more:
Announcing the XPRIZE Wildfire Space-Based Finalist Teams
