PRAESI Spotter
See smoke? Check it on your phone and find where it is on the map.
Available on Google Play · iPhone version coming to the App Store
PRAESI Spotter is not an emergency service and is not official. It never alerts or calls anyone by itself. If you see a fire, call 112, or 1407 for smoke or fire in forest land in Cyprus. Locating works in Cyprus; checking, satellites and the summary work everywhere.
PRAESI Spotter checks smoke with your phone's camera, shows where it is on a map of Cyprus, adds satellite fire detections and the wind, and keeps a clear sighting summary in Greek or English.
What it does
Check smoke on your phone
Hold the camera on the smoke for three seconds. Spotter checks it on the phone, even offline, and marks what it finds. You decide whether it is right.
Find where it is
Tap where the smoke meets the ground. Spotter shows where the smoke is on the map, with its margin of error.
Sharper result
Line up the hills on screen with the real skyline, or combine two sightings from different places.
Satellites and wind
Recent satellite fire detections in the direction you are looking, and the wind.
A clear summary
Direction, distance, nearest village and the smoke's coordinates, in Greek or English. Copy it or share it, with a sealed record of the sighting.
Be ready
A fire-safety guide for homes near forest land, offline, with the fire and emergency numbers for the country set on your phone.
Privacy
No account, no ads, no tracking. The camera and your location are used only while the app is open; location places the smoke on the map and is never used for calls. Pictures and sightings stay on your phone unless you share them, and satellite and wind data are fetched for a rough area only, never your exact position.
Details
- Price
- Free, no ads, no in-app purchases
- Works on
- iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets
- Requires
- iOS 18 or later, Android 8.0 or later
- Languages
- English, Greek
- Category
- Utilities
- Developer
- PRAESI Technologies Ltd
Under the hood
Native iPhone and Android apps, made by PRAESI in Cyprus. Checking and locating run on the phone.
Questions
Is there an app to report wildfire smoke in Cyprus?
PRAESI Spotter helps you check smoke you can see and work out where it is, so you can give the fire service clear details. It does not call or report anyone by itself: call 1407 (Department of Forests) for smoke or fire in forest land, or 112. The app keeps a short summary you can read out or share: direction, distance, nearest village and the smoke's coordinates.
How can I tell if smoke is a wildfire?
Hold your phone's camera on it for three seconds. PRAESI Spotter marks smoke or flames on the phone and says how sure it is, and shows any satellite fire detections in the same direction. A detector can be wrong and satellites miss small new fires, so if you are unsure, call.
How does PRAESI Spotter find where the smoke is?
You tap where the smoke meets the ground, and the app shows where it is on the map as an area with its margin of error. You can sharpen the result against the real skyline or combine two sightings from different places.
Does it work outside Cyprus?
Checking smoke, satellite fire detections and the summary work everywhere. Locating the smoke on the map works in Cyprus.
Does it need internet, an account or my data?
No account, no ads, no tracking. Checking and locating work offline. Location is used only while the app is open and never for calls; pictures and sightings stay on your phone unless you share them. Satellite data and wind need a connection and use only a rough area.
Is PRAESI Spotter free and on which phones?
It is free on iPhone and iPad and on Android phones and tablets, in Greek and English, made by PRAESI Technologies in Nicosia, Cyprus.