NASA FIRMS Active Fire Data (MODIS/VIIRS)

NASA FIRMS Active Fire Data (MODIS/VIIRS)

MH Subset Needed

Near real-time active fire detections from MODIS and VIIRS satellites at 375m-1km resolution, updated every 3 hours. Maharashtra subset tracks agricultural stubble burning, forest fires in Western Ghats, and industrial fire incidents.

Build a real-time forest fire monitoring system for Maharashtra using NASA FIRMS satellite fire detections.
Maharashtra subset not yet extracted. This is a global dataset that contains data covering Maharashtra. A regional subset can be extracted by filtering on geographic coordinates or administrative boundaries.
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Quick Start

import requests
# NASA FIRMS API
url = 'https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/area'
print('NASA FIRMS: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/')
print('Near real-time active fire data globally')
Modality
tabular
Size
~10 GB/year (global), ~50 MB (MH subset)
License
Format
CSV / SHP / KML
Language
en
Update Frequency
near-real-time (3 hours)
Organization
NASA LANCE
Category
environment-climate-disaster

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
latitudefloatFire detection latitude
longitudefloatFire detection longitude
acq_datedateAcquisition date
acq_timestringAcquisition time (HHMM UTC)
brightnessfloatBrightness temperature (Kelvin)
confidencestringDetection confidence (low/nominal/high)
frpfloatFire Radiative Power (MW)

Build With This

Create a fire season forecaster for Maharashtra forests correlating fire occurrences with drought and temperature data
Develop a crop residue burning tracker for Maharashtra agricultural regions using FIRMS fire data
Build a fire response optimizer for Maharashtra forest department routing firefighting resources based on active fire data

AI Use Cases

Crop residue burning monitoring and complianceForest fire early detection in Western GhatsAir quality impact from agricultural firesIndustrial fire incident mappingSeasonal fire risk prediction
Last verified: 2026-03-07