Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement
Wildfires News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Wildfires.
With our latest release, version 3.8.2, vector capabilities have been extended to the Fire and Thermal Anomalies layers.
Blog
Nov. 13, 2020
VIIRS I-band (375 m) Active Fire and Corrected Reflectance products are the newest near real-time products available through LANCE.
News
Nov. 4, 2020
The new PyroCumuloNimbus product for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) makes it easier to track and analyze high concentrations of aerosols from wildfires and similar events.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument aboard the Terra satellite passed over the Colby Fire at 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 16, 2014, about five hours after the fire was first reported. The instrument was able to acquire images of the fire at different angles, allowing scientists to create a 3-D view of the Colby fire and images of the height of the smoke/particulate dispersal.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
Sensors aboard Earth observing satellites and NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provide information about wildfires 24/7 to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
Registration is open for the Space Apps Challenge 2020 Hackathon, which will take place virtually October 2-4.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
Image captured on 6 October 2019, by the VIIRS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Nov. 4, 2020
Image captured on 22 December 2019, by the VIIRS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Nov. 4, 2020
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