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GLOBAL WILDFIRE OBSERVATION · RELEASE 1.4

Detect heat.
Choose any place.
Preserve evidence.

A global humanitarian planning surface for satellite-derived active-fire detections, selectable monitoring locations and verifiable response decisions.

CONNECTOR STATUSCHECKING CONNECTOR

FIRMS detections represent satellite-observed thermal anomalies. They are not confirmed fire perimeters, evacuation orders or emergency authority decisions.

Global reference · 0.00°, 0.00°0 public detections · two-day window · refreshes every five minutes
VIIRS_NOAA21_NRT
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Global reference · 0.00°, 0.00°
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SATELLITE IMAGERY QUEUEDPackaged Natural Earth remains available while offscreen tile requests are paused.
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NASA FIRMS detectionSelected monitoring centerSatellite layers: licensed high-detail mosaic (capture dates vary) / NASA GIBS daily true color (dated, approximately 250 m maximum source resolution) · packaged Natural Earth fallback · up to 180 highest-FRP points drawn for clarity

HUMANITARIAN DECISION CHAIN

From detection to accountable mission plan.

  1. 01Ingest attributed FIRMS detectionsWORKING WHEN KEY CONFIGURED
  2. 02Check source time, sensor and confidence fieldsENGINEERING FOUNDATION
  3. 03Identify suitable Earth-observation assetsENGINEERING FOUNDATION
  4. 04Calculate future observation windowsMISSION LAB
  5. 05Prioritise population and critical infrastructureMISSION LAB
  6. 06Publish a provenance-bound human-authorised planMISSION LAB

PERMANENT OPERATIONAL BOUNDARY

PUBLIC NASA FIRMS DATA
READ-ONLY OSOIX INGESTION
HUMANITARIAN ANALYSIS
HUMAN REVIEW AND AUTHORISATION
NO SPACECRAFT OR EMERGENCY-SERVICE COMMAND