Data Tools: NOAA Launches Wildfire Data Portal, Expanding Public Access to Satellite Fire Information

From a NOAA Release:

In response to the growing threat of wildland fires to local communities, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) has developed a new Wildland Fire Data Portal, which provides open access to the experimental products from the Next Generation Fire System (NGFS). The NGFS uses a sophisticated algorithm that automatically identifies heat anomalies in GOES East and GOES West satellite data, even through clouds and smoke.

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The NESDIS Wildland Fire Data Portal also provides access to GOES satellite imagery that is uniquely optimized for fire applications, including improved geolocation accuracy, integration with high-resolution maps, and the ability to zoom to local scales. This information is hosted on the NESDIS Common Cloud Framework (NCCF), which is managed by NESDIS’s Office of Common Services in partnership with STAR, which provides the scientific expertise behind the NGFS products. NESDIS will continue to develop and improve the Wildland Fire Data Portal in line with stakeholder feedback.

What’s Next In Public-Accessed Data

The Wildland Fire Data Portal is among the first in a planned series of NCCF-based portals designed to expand public access to NOAA’s environmental data. NOAA’s Space Weather Portal (SPOT), which was launched last year, provides access to space weather data in a cloud-based web portal. Similar platforms are in development for other mission areas.

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