Wildfire season is officially here, which is why I’m writing about the release of these two valuable fire map resources (thanks to ESRI’s ArcGIS Blog).
The USA Current Wildfires layer presents the best-known point and perimeter locations of wildfire occurrences within the United States over the past 7 days. It is sourced from the Integrated Reporting of Wildland-Fire Information and National Interagency Fire Center database.
The Global Thermal Hotspot and Wildfire Detection layer is from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), a sensor that has 375-m resolution, greater thermal sensitivity with fewer false positives, and higher quality of data across the entire scan width than MODIS.
Be fire safe and stay current with fires near you!