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Introducción al Monitoreo y Gestión de Incendios Forestales Mediante Observaciones Satelitales y Herramientas de la NASA

Esta capacitación de ARSET ofrece a los participantes una introducción a los diferentes módulos de FIRMS.

Training

July 9-23, 2025

This map, which is a segment of a larger map, shows changes in avian abundance in portions of the United States and Canada. Red colors indicate declining abundance, whereas blue indicates increasing abundance.

Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

The eBird project uses NASA data and observations from amateur birdwatchers to provide insights into the decline in avian populations throughout North America.

Data in Action

June 17, 2025

Farming and Fires: Satellite Observations Help Kansas Farmers Track and Manage Prescribed Burns

Agricultural burning in Kansas produces smoky skies and healthy crops.

Data in Action

June 6, 2025

Introduction to NASA Earth Observations and Tools for Wildfire Monitoring and Management

This ARSET training familiarizes participants with the various modules available in FIRMS and explores the range of data and information available.

Training

April 16-30, 2025

ea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHA) from -30 cm (blue) to 30 cm (red) over the global ocean, arrows on top represent the ocean currents

Deep Learning Improves Global Satellite Observations of Ocean Eddy Dynamics

Artificial intelligence methods can be powerful tools to study our oceans.

Data in Action

Dec. 12, 2024

The Warm Waters in the Gulf of America Helped ‘Fuel’ Hurricane Helene

Sentinel-6 and Multi-Scale Ultra-High Resolution data reveal how Hurricane Helene rapidly intensified in the warm Gulf waters.

Data in Action

Oct. 3, 2024

Advancing Ecological Insights with NASA Subsetting and Visualization Tools and Services for Site-based Research

Join us to learn more about datasets and tools that enable the harmonization of remote sensing and in situ ecological data products for site-based research.

Webinar

Aug. 22, 2024

Postponed: Expand Your View of Earth with NASA Worldview

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this webinar is postponed and will be rescheduled soon. We apologize for the short notice and appreciate your continued interest and support. We look forward to your attendance at our rescheduled webinar, to be announced.

Webinar

June 26, 2024

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False-color corrected reflectance image of smoke emanating from a fire at an oil storage facility in Cuba on Aug 8, 2022 (MODIS/Terra)

Oil Storage Facility Fire in Cuba

Image captured on Aug 8, 2022, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Aug. 9, 2022

False-color corrected reflectance image of fires and burned areas in northern Morocco on July 26, 2022 from the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite. The burned areas and fires are shown in red in the center of the image and the surrounding vegetation is green.

Fires in Northern Morocco

Image captured on Jul 26, 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

July 26, 2022

How to Customize the Fires Displayed in FIRMS

Learn how to change the colors of the fires/thermal anomalies, change the fire pixel size, show only day or night detections, and color code fires by fire radiative power, confidence, or time since detection.

Blog

July 24, 2022

A screenshot showing a portion of the FIRMS active fire map showing ultra real-time data

FIRMS Adds Ultra Real-Time Data from MODIS and VIIRS

Scientists develop routine service for wildfire detection in the continental United States with a latency of less than 60 seconds.

Feature Article

July 20, 2022

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Introducción al Monitoreo y Gestión de Incendios Forestales Mediante Observaciones Satelitales y Herramientas de la NASA

Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

Farming and Fires: Satellite Observations Help Kansas Farmers Track and Manage Prescribed Burns

Introduction to NASA Earth Observations and Tools for Wildfire Monitoring and Management

Deep Learning Improves Global Satellite Observations of Ocean Eddy Dynamics

The Warm Waters in the Gulf of America Helped ‘Fuel’ Hurricane Helene

Advancing Ecological Insights with NASA Subsetting and Visualization Tools and Services for Site-based Research

Postponed: Expand Your View of Earth with NASA Worldview

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Oil Storage Facility Fire in Cuba

Fires in Northern Morocco

How to Customize the Fires Displayed in FIRMS

FIRMS Adds Ultra Real-Time Data from MODIS and VIIRS

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