Canada VIIRS Active Fire Detections in Near-Real-Time
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27filesSHP
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Description
NASA FIRMS provides near-real-time active fire and thermal anomaly detections for Canada from the VIIRS sensor family. Data is updated continuously, typically within 3 hours of satellite acquisition, and is available in SHP, KML, and CSV formats for the last 24 hours, 48 hours, and 7 days. Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, and NOAA-21 satellites have contributed data since 2011.
Use Cases
Monitor wildfire spread and intensity based on near-real-time thermal anomaly data.
Analyze historical fire patterns across Canada based on data collected since 2011.
Model fire risk and fuel load using continuous satellite overpass data.
Support emergency response and resource allocation based on fire locations updated within 3 hours.
Strengths
Data is updated within 3 hours of satellite acquisition, enabling near-real-time monitoring.
Coverage spans Canada and includes data from three VIIRS satellites since 2011.
Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (SHP, KML, CSV) for different analysis workflows.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
Provenance
Source
NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)
Collection Method
Derived from the VIIRS sensor family on Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, and NOAA-21 satellites.
Time Range
Data available for last 24h, 48h, and 7d; sensor data collection ongoing since 2011.
Freshness
Continuously updated; last metadata update was 2026-05-13.
Geography
Canada
License is us-pd (U.S. Government Work). Files are hosted externally on NASA servers.