Technosylva Acquires Atmospheric Data Solutions as part of Wildfire Public Safety Initiative

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Wildfire Public Safety Initiative includes industry education, commitment to wildfire science advances, and increased platform investments

Acquisition of ADS will help Technosylvaโ€™s electric utility customers understand their wildfire risk and mitigate incidents

LA JOLLA, Calif. & LEON, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Technosylva, the leading provider of wildfire mitigation technology solutions, today announced the acquisition of Atmospheric Data Solutions (ADS). The acquisition comes as Technosylva launches a wider ‘wildfire public safety initiative’ to help prevent the destructive and increasingly common occurrence of wildfires in multiple geographies including the United States.


ADS is a leading provider of advanced atmospheric data and analytics solutions to U.S. and European utilities, government agencies, and businesses. Both Technosylva and ADS have successfully partnered in the past to serve clients such as San Diego Gas and Electric, Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, and PacifiCorp in California.

The acquisition of ADS is a significant milestone for Technosylva. It will enable the company to further enhance its wildfire risk mitigation and management platform and demonstrate its commitment to providing its customers with the best possible wildfire science and technology solutions.

โ€œWe are excited to incorporate the ADS team into our business,โ€ said Bryan Spear, CEO of Technosylva. โ€œIts advanced high-impact weather and wildfire data and analytics are a perfect complement to our wildfire science and technology solutions and weโ€™re confident that this acquisition will allow us to further innovate and develop additional wildfire risk mitigation solutions for our customers.โ€

The acquisition is part of Technosylvaโ€™s broader commitment to wildfire public safety, which includes initiatives such as:

  • Industry education to help electric utility companies understand wildfire risk within their service territories, including the publication of a new report, โ€œUnderstanding Electric Utility Wildfire Risk and Public Safety,โ€ to help utilities better understand both their public safety exposure presented by wildfire and the best demonstrated mitigation practices to reduce wildfire impact.
  • Increased investment in data and platform capabilities to improve the ability to predict fire threats and understand fire behavior. This will enable electric utilities make better decisions about wildfire mitigation, such as prioritizing vegetation and asset hardening to make the biggest impacts on risk reduction.
  • Continued investments in advancing the science of wildfire mitigation and helping to protect communities by working with leading fire agencies to develop and improve wildfire science.
  • Working with leading fire agencies to share knowledge and best practices, including hosting workshops and trainings on wildfire mitigation and prevention.

โ€œWe are committed to helping protect communities from wildfires,โ€ added Joaquin Ramirez, President and CTO of Technosylva. โ€œThe opportunity to build on our existing successful relationship with ADS and grow our broader wildfire public safety initiative are important steps in achieving this goal.โ€

โ€œWe are thrilled to break new ground by combining ADSโ€™s fire weather expertise with the advanced wildfire modeling and science of Technosylva,โ€ concluded Scott Capps, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Principal Atmospheric Scientist at ADS. โ€œWe are confident that our atmospheric data and analytics capabilities will be a valuable addition to Technosylvaโ€™s leading wildfire science and technology. Together, we can help our customers better protect their communities and assets from wildfires.โ€

About Technosylva

Technosylva is the leading wildfire science and technology company that operationalizes wildfire science providing proven wildfire risk analysis solutions to enhance daily decision making for fire agencies and electric utilities. Technosylvaโ€™s solutions, including Wildfire Analyst, fiResponse, and Tactical Analyst, integrate wildfire modeling software into business operations to meet the specific requirements of fire management agencies and electric utilities. Founded in 1997, Technosylva has offices in La Jolla, CA, and Leรณn, Spain.

About Atmospheric Data Solutions, LLC

Atmospheric Data Solutions, LLC (ADS) develops, implements, and supports validated forecast solutions that help public and private agencies mitigate and manage risk from high-impact weather and wildfires. The ADS products are powered by innovative and unique applications of high-performance computing, high-resolution numerical weather, and machine learning modeling. ADS currently services investor-owned utilities across the western United States, providing territory-wide weather and wildfire potential forecast solutions, month- and season-ahead outlooks, and historical weather data construction and analytics. Founded in 2015, ADS helped pioneer the first operational high-impact weather and wildfire potential forecast applications at California utilities.

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