LBA-ECO LC-02: GOES-08 Hot Pixel Fire Data for Acre, Brazil

LBA-ECO LC-02 provides hot pixel data from the GOES-8 satellite, indicating fires detected in the state of Acre, Brazil. Data were collected over three years (1998, 2000, and 2001) and processed by the Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm (ABBA) to estimate sub-pixel fire characteristics like size and temperature. The dataset consists of three comma-delimited ASCII files containing filtered observations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing fire occurrence patterns and seasonality in the Amazon based on satellite-derived hot pixel detections.
• Calibrating or validating regional fire emission models using sub-pixel fire size and temperature estimates.
• Studying the impact of land-use change on fire regimes in the Brazilian state of Acre over a multi-year period.

Strengths

• Provides multi-year temporal coverage for fire activity across three distinct years (1998, 2000, 2001).
• Data includes derived sub-pixel fire characteristics, likely containing estimates of fire size and temperature.
• Cross-platform presence on Data.gov and NASA EarthData indicates established scientific use and curation.

Limitations

• Column names and exact data structure are not specified in the provided metadata, limiting immediate usability.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates (2001 vs. 2026) create uncertainty about metadata maintenance and potential reprocessing.
• Spatial coverage is limited to a single Brazilian state (Acre), not the entire Amazon region.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Satellite imagery from GOES-8 processed by the Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm (ABBA).

Time Range

1998, 2000, 2001

Freshness

2026-04-10 01:34:39.385804 (Data.gov), but with a conflicting original data date of 2001-10-30.

Geography

State of Acre, Brazil