MODIS Visual Resources

Examples of MODIS images showing hotspot/fire detections: View as a PowerPoint slideshow (38.2MB) or as a PDF file (2.87MB)

Monthly Composite Animation: Hotspot/Fire Detections from the Terra Satellite- April 2002 to March 2003

Monthly Composite Animation: Hotspot/Fire Detections from the Terra Satellite- January 2003 to December 2003

Monthly Composite Animation: Hotspot/Fire Detections from the Terra Satellite- January 2004 to December 2004

Monthly Composite Animation: Hotspot/Fire Detections from the Terra Satellite- January 2005 to December 2005

Monthly Composite Animation: Hotspot/Fire Detections from the Terra Satellite- January 2006 to December 2006

Monthly Composite Animation: Hotspot/Fire Detections from the Terra Satellite- January 2007 to December 2007

*NEW* Monthly Composite Animation: Hotspot/Fire Detections from the Terra Satellite- January 2008 to December 2008

You are welcome to use the above resources for presentation or educational material. Please acknowledge NASA FIRMS / MODIS Rapid Response as the source.

MODIS Rapid Response Image Subsets

Near real-time MODIS image subsets with highlighted hotspot/fire locations are available for certain areas, from the MODIS Rapid Response System.

GIS Data

World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA): Download 2007 WDPA Protected Areas Shape Files




This material is based upon work supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Cooperative Agreement No. NNS06AA04A issued through the Decision Support Program and from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. 
  
The MODIS active fire data is provided by the MODIS Rapid Response System. For more information about
MODIS Rapid Response, see http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov
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