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<h2 id="specifications">Specifications</h2> <h3>Satellites</h3> <p>The data is collected via satellites in <a href="/facts/Sun-synchronous_orbit/3HonupUd">sun-synchronous orbit</a>, making each satellite pass over the same location on Earth on the same time every day. Each satellite crosses the equator from North to South twelve times a day thus also from South to North twelve times a day. </p> <h3>Instruments</h3> <p>The data is collected via <a href="/facts/MODIS/8ScNa8BC">MODIS</a> (on board <a href="/facts/Terra_(satellite)/HFQuzF66">Terra</a> and Aqua) and <a href="/facts/VIIRS/13YvletU">VIIRS</a> (on board <a href="/facts/Suomi_NPP/LSDxT28K">Suomi NPP</a>, NOAA-20 and <a href="/facts/NOAA-21/2jgYNtTu">NOAA-21</a>) satellite instruments.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> The <a href="/facts/Spatial_resolution/ll8LNYxN">spatial resolution</a> of the MODIS instrument is 1 km × 1 km and 375 m × 375 m for VIIRS. This sets a lower limit on how accurately fires can be placed and whether a detection stems from a single larger or multiple smaller fires.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h3>Website</h3> <p>The data collected by FIRMS are presented as a free web mapping service, with the active fire locations if any overlaid on a map.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> The detections are displayed on top of a static background layer and each visualized detection is clickable to display its data, such as detection time, coordinates, satellite and instrument. The default static background layer consists of higher resolution satellite imagery with terrain details called <i>Blue Marble</i> in reference to <a href="/facts/The_Blue_Marble/mS6FDCzF">The Blue Marble</a>. </p> <h2 id="development">Development</h2> <p>FIRMS was developed by the <a href="/facts/University_of_Maryland/Wmc5R1kM">University of Maryland</a> in 2007 with NASA funds and from 2010 to 2012 a version of it was run by the <a href="/facts/UN/fgXLnmgT">UN</a>'s <a href="/facts/FAO/13WV8JJK">FAO</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>On 31 January 2023 NASA entered into a <i>Space Act</i> agreement with <a href="/facts/GIS/PoP1kVoa">GIS</a> software company <a href="/facts/Esri/FP8cJykD">Esri</a>. The purpose of the agreement is to further improve global access to NASA's geospatial data via Esri's <a href="/facts/ArcGIS/pYPJ9GD5">ArcGIS</a> software and via <a href="/facts/Open_Geospatial_Consortium/uDKbX6Cl">Open Geospatial Consortium</a> data-formats.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/NASA_WorldWind/J07lUJ2E">NASA WorldWind</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Earth_Observing_System/DvojMWq5">Earth Observing System</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/firms">Official website</a></li></ul> <p> Media related to FIRMS at Wikimedia Commons </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"About FIRMS". earthdata.nasa.gov. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/near-real-time/firms/about-firms" target="_blank">https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/near-real-time/firms/about-firms</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"FIRMS: Fire Information for Resource Management System". storymaps.arcgis.com. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9c011e1e569845c092eba5c377259202" target="_blank">https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9c011e1e569845c092eba5c377259202</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"About FIRMS". earthdata.nasa.gov. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/near-real-time/firms/about-firms" target="_blank">https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/near-real-time/firms/about-firms</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Burlaka, Oleksandr (2024-09-18). "Fire at a Russian missile depot". universemagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://universemagazine.com/en/nasa-satellites-observed-a-fire-at-a-russian-missile-depot/" target="_blank">https://universemagazine.com/en/nasa-satellites-observed-a-fire-at-a-russian-missile-depot/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Gonzales, Carlos (2022-10-04). "Scorched Earth: Using NASA Fire Data to Monitor War Zones". Bellingcat. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/10/04/scorched-earth-using-nasa-fire-data-to-monitor-war-zones/" target="_blank">https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/10/04/scorched-earth-using-nasa-fire-data-to-monitor-war-zones/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)". toolkit.climate.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://toolkit.climate.gov/dashboard-fire-information-resource-management-system-firms" target="_blank">https://toolkit.climate.gov/dashboard-fire-information-resource-management-system-firms</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Gonzales, Carlos (2022-10-04). "Scorched Earth: Using NASA Fire Data to Monitor War Zones". Bellingcat. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/10/04/scorched-earth-using-nasa-fire-data-to-monitor-war-zones/" target="_blank">https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/10/04/scorched-earth-using-nasa-fire-data-to-monitor-war-zones/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"About FIRMS". earthdata.nasa.gov. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/near-real-time/firms/about-firms" target="_blank">https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/near-real-time/firms/about-firms</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"About FIRMS". earthdata.nasa.gov. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2024-09-22. <a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/near-real-time/firms/about-firms" target="_blank">https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/near-real-time/firms/about-firms</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Blumenfeld, Josh (2023-01-31). "NASA/Esri Agreement Enhances Use of NASA Geospatial Data". earthdata.nasa.gov (Press release). Retrieved 2024-11-01. <a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/nasa-esri-agreement-enhances-use-nasa-geospatial-data" target="_blank">https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/nasa-esri-agreement-enhances-use-nasa-geospatial-data</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Esri Signs Space Act Agreement with NASA". Esri (Press release). 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2024-11-01. <a href="https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/announcements/esri-signs-space-act-agreement-with-nasa/" target="_blank">https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/announcements/esri-signs-space-act-agreement-with-nasa/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>