South Asia MODIS Active Fire Detections in Near-Real-Time
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Description
Near-real-time active fire and thermal anomaly detections covering South Asia, derived from NASA's MODIS sensors on Terra (since 2000) and Aqua (since 2002) satellites. Data is provided by NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) and is continuously updated, typically within 3 hours of satellite acquisition. Files are available in SHP, KML, and CSV formats for time windows of the last 24 hours, 48 hours, and 7 days.
Use Cases
Monitor wildfire outbreaks and spread based on near-real-time thermal anomaly detections.
Analyze historical fire patterns and seasonality in South Asia based on data spanning over two decades.
Integrate fire location data into GIS systems for resource management based on provided SHP and KML formats.
Strengths
Data is updated continuously, typically within 3 hours of satellite overpass acquisition.
Provides a long-term record from MODIS sensors on Terra (since 2000) and Aqua (since 2002).
Offers data in multiple standard geospatial formats: SHP, KML, and CSV.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)
Collection Method
Derived from MODIS sensor data on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites.
Time Range
Terra data since 2000, Aqua data since 2002; near-real-time windows (24h, 48h, 7d).
Freshness
Continuously updated, typically within 3 hours of acquisition.