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Global - MODIS Active Fire Detections

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Global - MODIS Active Fire Detections
Description
Near-real-time active fire and thermal anomaly detections from NASA's [Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)](https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/active_fire/) covering **Global**, derived from the **MODIS** sensor family (Terra since 2000, Aqua since 2002). Each resource is an external link directly to a NASA-hosted file. The files are continuously updated as new satellite overpasses are processed (typically within 3 hours of acquisition). **Formats:** SHP, KML, CSV **Time windows:** Last 24h, 48h, 7d
Creator
NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)
Publisher
Humanitarian Data Exchange
Temporal Coverage
2000-11-01 to *
Date Issued
2026-05-13
Access Rights
Public
Date Added
May 29, 2026
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Humanitarian Data Exchange on 2026-05-29.

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  • Citation
    NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) (2026). Global - MODIS Active Fire Detections. Humanitarian Data Exchange. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/2b5d7118-96ff-4921-9d2d-98b7557f5b80 (dataset)
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