wildfires and GIS


Spatial Analysis

The new Firelight Detection Algorithm (FILDA) detects the start of a fire 11 hours earlier than the standard algorithm, Active Fire Application Related Product (AFARP). Maps: Joshua Stevens, using data from Polivka, T. N., et al. (2016).The new Firelight Detection Algorithm (FILDA) detects the start of a fire 11 hours earlier than the standard algorithm, Active Fire Application Related Product (AFARP). Maps: Joshua Stevens, using data from Polivka, T. N., et al. (2016).

A New Algorithm to Find Wildfires When It’s Cloudy

Spatial Analysis

New technology called the Firelight Detection Algorithm, or FILDA, can help detect wildfires at night even when the skies are cloudy.