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Heat is local
Two nearby streets can create very different exposure.
FortyGuard Hackathon ’26Resilient cities · Data analysis
See where heat hurts.Know what to fix first.
KAIRO turns street-level temperature into a ranked action plan for city teams. It shows where exposure concentrates, what amplifies it, and which places deserve attention first.
Live API verified Explainable scoring No hidden LLM dependency
Live field
40.1°C
mean air temperature
Priority signal
North Phoenix thermal pocket
High persistence · Low canopy
1,055
live temperature cells
verified run
30
urban zones
one operating view
03
priority areas
ranked for review
The problem
A city average hides the block that needs help.
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Causes overlap
Canopy, surfaces, density, and time all shape the signal.
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Budgets are finite
Cities need a defensible order of operations, not more layers.
The KAIRO system
From temperature
to triage.
A single, inspectable path from FortyGuard temperature intelligence to the next field assessment. Every handoff is visible; nothing is hidden behind a black box.
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See
Ingest street-level air temperature and reveal the pattern a city average hides.
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Explain
Connect heat with canopy, land cover, density, and the surrounding urban form.
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Prioritize
Rank zones with a transparent exposure model. Every score keeps its evidence.
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Act
Turn the finding into an assessment brief a city team can take into the field.
Before · exposed surfacesAfter · targeted cooling
Decision simulation
The output is a choice, not a chart.
KAIRO does not pretend to prescribe a construction project from a browser. It identifies the places and hypotheses worth validating next, then packages the evidence for planners, resilience teams, and field partners.
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Canopy opportunity
Validate shade gap along pedestrian routes
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Roof and surface audit
Inspect high-persistence parcels first
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Cooling pilot
Compare impact before scaling investment
Why it can stand out
Built for the questions judges ask next.
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A decision layer, not another heat map
The map is only the first frame. KAIRO carries each signal through explanation, prioritization, and an action-ready brief.
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Evidence stays attached
Observed values, derived features, assumptions, and limitations remain visible. A judge can inspect why a zone ranked first.
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Live and demo are never blurred
Provider-backed temperature is labeled as live. Scenario context is labeled as modeled. The product earns trust by being explicit.
Phoenix operating picture
Start with the hottest question.
Where should a city investigate first, and what evidence supports that choice?