Kruger National Park Historical Fire Maps 1992-2001

1992 to 2001 fire records for Kruger National Park in South Africa, compiled from hardcopy records, vector data, and satellite imagery. The dataset includes a GIS polygon map and a cross-referenced database detailing fire events over a decade. It was produced by ORNL_CLOUD and is hosted on multiple government and science platforms.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal and annual fire frequency by querying the fire start date and time columns.
• Modeling human versus natural ignition sources using the cause and starter columns.
• Assessing fire severity and ecological impact by examining estimated fire intensity and area burnt in hectares.
• Mapping fire perimeters and calculating burn scar geometry using the provided GIS shapefile and perimeter in kilometers data.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 10-year period (1992-2001) for a major protected area.
• Integrates multiple data sources including ground records and satellite imagery for validation.
• Contains detailed attributes per fire event, including cause, purpose, and estimated intensity.

Limitations

• Key metadata conflicts: last updated date is reported as both 2001-03-31 and 2026-03 12 across platforms.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and complete column lists are not provided by any source.

Provenance

Source

ORNL_CLOUD

Collection Method

Compiled from old hardcopy and vector fire records, supplemented with satellite imagery.

Time Range

1992 to 2001

Freshness

2026-03-12 22:17:27.960864

Geography

Kruger National Park, South African Lowveld