Satellite Fire Detections - VIIRS

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. VIIRS collects visible and infrared imagery along with global observations of Earth's land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and ocean. VIIRS extends observational records collected by similar instruments aboard previously-launched satellites, such as NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and NOAA's Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). VIIRS snow cover and sea ice algorithms are specifically designed for compatibility with MODIS snow cover and sea ice datasets, which ensures continuity between MODIS and VIIRS data products and supports comparison of snow and sea ice data over the lives of MODIS, VIIRS, and beyond to facilitate long-term climate data records.

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Last Updated April 22, 2026, 16:02 (UTC)
Created April 21, 2026, 18:00 (UTC)
accessRights <p>Public</p>
creationMethod <p>JupyterNotebook in Github Repository containing parameters for sourcing data from VIIRS to use in satellite constellation.&nbsp;</p>
creatorEmail ralrawaf@ucsd.edu
creatorName Rawaf Al Rawaf
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docsURL https://github.com/rarconaut/SCIL-Fire-Sat-Detections
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issueDate 2026-04-20
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pocEmail ralrawaf@ucsd.edu
pocName Rawaf Al Rawaf
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serviceAccessMethod https://github.com/rarconaut/SCIL-Fire-Sat-Detections/blob/main/Firemap_viirs.ipynb
serviceDesc <p>These IPython notebooks allow users to view and download satellite heat detections from the SCIL Lab's WIFIRE Firemap Geoserver API. The user must select one of the satellite source notebooks (VIIRS, MODIS, OR GOES) and then specify a coordinate bounding box, start datetime, and end datetime. Executing the entire IPYNB notebook returns a JSON and downloads JSON, CSV, and/or zipped Shapefile of the features, including the geographic coordinates and timestamps for fire hotspot detections corresponding to the user-defined parameters.</p><p><br></p><p>IMPORTANT:</p><p><br></p><p>The first available VIIRS detection starts from 2016-08-11T09:20:00Z.</p><p>The first available MODIS detection starts from 2017-05-20T21:35:00Z.</p><p>The first available GOES detection starts from 2021-01-20T18:00:25Z, with the majority of coverage in southern California and Arizona.</p><p>Data and Resources Satellite Detections Retrieval - IPython Notebooks</p><p><br></p><p>Satellite Detections Retrieval - GitHub Repository: <a href="https://github.com/rarconaut/SCIL-Fire-Sat-Detections" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/rarconaut/SCIL-Fire-Sat-Detections</a></p>
serviceInst <p>Instructions available at Satellite Detections Retrieval - GitHub Repository: <a href="https://github.com/rarconaut/SCIL-Fire-Sat-Detections" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/rarconaut/SCIL-Fire-Sat-Detections</a></p>
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