MODIS Rapid Response System Global Fire Maps

Latest fire map available: 10/07/08 - 10/16/08 (2008281-2008290)

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Each of these fire maps accumulates the locations of the fires detected by MODIS on board the Terra and Aqua satellites over a 10-day period. Each colored dot indicates a location where MODIS detected at least one fire during the compositing period. Color ranges from red where the fire count is low to yellow where number of fires is large. The compositing periods are referenced by their start and end dates (julian day). The duration of each compositing period was set to 10 days. Compositing periods are reset every year to make year-to-year comparisons straightforward. The first compositing period of each year starts on January 1. The last compositing period of each year includes a few days from the next year.

Credits: Fire maps created by Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response System at NASA/GSFC. Fire detection algorithm developed by Louis Giglio. Fire locations produced by the MODIS Rapid Response System since mid-2001. Fire locations for 2000 and 2001 produced by the MODIS Adaptative Processing System (MODAPS) at NASA/GSFC and collected by the Geography Department of University of Maryland. Background image: Blue Marble created by Reto Stokli.
Fire location data are distributed through the Web Fire Mapper at the University of Maryland, and through the USDA Forest Service's Active Fire Maps Program at the Remote Sensing Applications Center.

References:
Giglio, L., Descloitres, J., Justice, C. O., and Kaufman, Y. J. (2003). An enhanced contextual fire detection algorithm for MODIS. Remote Sensing of Environment, 87:273-282.
Davies, D., Kumar, S., and Descloitres, J. (2004). Global fire monitoring using MODIS near-real-time satellite data. GIM International, 18(4):41-43

Global fire maps are also available for the following periods (month/day/year - year+julian day):

10/07/08 - 10/16/08 (2008281-2008290) 09/27/08 - 10/06/08 (2008271-2008280) 09/17/08 - 09/26/08 (2008261-2008270) 09/07/08 - 09/16/08 (2008251-2008260) 08/28/08 - 09/06/08 (2008241-2008250) 08/18/08 - 08/27/08 (2008231-2008240) 08/08/08 - 08/17/08 (2008221-2008230) 07/29/08 - 08/07/08 (2008211-2008220) 07/19/08 - 07/28/08 (2008201-2008210) 07/09/08 - 07/18/08 (2008191-2008200) 06/29/08 - 07/08/08 (2008181-2008190) 06/19/08 - 06/28/08 (2008171-2008180) 06/09/08 - 06/18/08 (2008161-2008170) 05/30/08 - 06/08/08 (2008151-2008160) 05/20/08 - 05/29/08 (2008141-2008150) 05/10/08 - 05/19/08 (2008131-2008140) 04/30/08 - 05/09/08 (2008121-2008130) 04/20/08 - 04/29/08 (2008111-2008120) 04/10/08 - 04/19/08 (2008101-2008110) 03/31/08 - 04/09/08 (2008091-2008100) 03/21/08 - 03/30/08 (2008081-2008090) 03/11/08 - 03/20/08 (2008071-2008080) 03/01/08 - 03/10/08 (2008061-2008070) 02/20/08 - 02/29/08 (2008051-2008060) 02/10/08 - 02/19/08 (2008041-2008050) 01/31/08 - 02/09/08 (2008031-2008040) 01/21/08 - 01/30/08 (2008021-2008030) 01/11/08 - 01/20/08 (2008011-2008020) 01/01/08 - 01/10/08 (2008001-2008010) 12/27/07 - 01/05/08 (2007361-2008005) 12/27/07 - 12/31/07 (2007361-2007365) 12/27/07 - 12/30/07 (2007361-2007364) 12/27/07 - 12/29/07 (2007361-2007363) 12/17/07 - 12/26/07 (2007351-2007360) 12/07/07 - 12/16/07 (2007341-2007350) 11/27/07 - 12/06/07 (2007331-2007340) 11/17/07 - 11/26/07 (2007321-2007330) 11/07/07 - 11/16/07 (2007311-2007320) 10/28/07 - 11/06/07 (2007301-2007310) 10/18/07 - 10/27/07 (2007291-2007300) 10/08/07 - 10/17/07 (2007281-2007290) 09/28/07 - 10/07/07 (2007271-2007280) 09/18/07 - 09/27/07 (2007261-2007270) 09/08/07 - 09/17/07 (2007251-2007260) 08/29/07 - 09/07/07 (2007241-2007250) 08/19/07 - 08/28/07 (2007231-2007240) 08/09/07 - 08/18/07 (2007221-2007230) 07/30/07 - 08/08/07 (2007211-2007220) 07/20/07 - 07/29/07 (2007201-2007210) 07/10/07 - 07/19/07 (2007191-2007200) 06/30/07 - 07/09/07 (2007181-2007190) 06/20/07 - 06/29/07 (2007171-2007180) 06/10/07 - 06/19/07 (2007161-2007170) 05/31/07 - 06/09/07 (2007151-2007160) 05/21/07 - 05/30/07 (2007141-2007150) 05/11/07 - 05/20/07 (2007131-2007140) 05/01/07 - 05/10/07 (2007121-2007130) 04/21/07 - 04/30/07 (2007111-2007120) 04/11/07 - 04/20/07 (2007101-2007110) 04/01/07 - 04/10/07 (2007091-2007100) 03/22/07 - 03/31/07 (2007081-2007090) 03/12/07 - 03/21/07 (2007071-2007080) 03/02/07 - 03/11/07 (2007061-2007070) 02/20/07 - 03/01/07 (2007051-2007060) 02/10/07 - 02/19/07 (2007041-2007050) 01/31/07 - 02/09/07 (2007031-2007040) 01/21/07 - 01/30/07 (2007021-2007030)

01/11/07 - 01/20/07 (2007011-2007020) 01/01/07 - 01/10/07 (2007001-2007010) 12/27/06 - 01/05/07 (2006361-2007005) 12/27/06 - 12/30/06 (2006361-2006364) 12/27/06 - 12/29/06 (2006361-2006363) 12/27/06 - 12/28/06 (2006361-2006362) 12/17/06 - 12/26/06 (2006351-2006360) 12/07/06 - 12/16/06 (2006341-2006350) 11/27/06 - 12/06/06 (2006331-2006340) 11/17/06 - 11/26/06 (2006321-2006330) 11/07/06 - 11/16/06 (2006311-2006320) 10/28/06 - 11/06/06 (2006301-2006310) 10/18/06 - 10/27/06 (2006291-2006300) 10/08/06 - 10/17/06 (2006281-2006290) 09/28/06 - 10/07/06 (2006271-2006280) 09/18/06 - 09/27/06 (2006261-2006270) 09/08/06 - 09/17/06 (2006251-2006260) 08/29/06 - 09/07/06 (2006241-2006250) 08/19/06 - 08/28/06 (2006231-2006240) 08/09/06 - 08/18/06 (2006221-2006230) 07/30/06 - 08/08/06 (2006211-2006220) 07/20/06 - 07/29/06 (2006201-2006210) 07/10/06 - 07/19/06 (2006191-2006200) 06/30/06 - 07/09/06 (2006181-2006190) 06/20/06 - 06/29/06 (2006171-2006180) 06/10/06 - 06/19/06 (2006161-2006170) 05/31/06 - 06/09/06 (2006151-2006160) 05/21/06 - 05/30/06 (2006141-2006150) 05/11/06 - 05/20/06 (2006131-2006140) 05/01/06 - 05/10/06 (2006121-2006130) 04/21/06 - 04/30/06 (2006111-2006120) 04/11/06 - 04/20/06 (2006101-2006110) 04/01/06 - 04/10/06 (2006091-2006100) 03/22/06 - 03/31/06 (2006081-2006090) 03/12/06 - 03/21/06 (2006071-2006080) 03/02/06 - 03/11/06 (2006061-2006070) 02/20/06 - 03/01/06 (2006051-2006060) 02/10/06 - 02/19/06 (2006041-2006050) 01/31/06 - 02/09/06 (2006031-2006040) 01/21/06 - 01/30/06 (2006021-2006030) 01/11/06 - 01/20/06 (2006011-2006020) 01/01/06 - 01/10/06 (2006001-2006010) 12/27/05 - 01/05/06 (2005361-2006005) 12/27/05 - 12/31/05 (2005361-2005365) 12/17/05 - 12/26/05 (2005351-2005360) 12/07/05 - 12/16/05 (2005341-2005350) 11/27/05 - 12/06/05 (2005331-2005340) 11/17/05 - 11/26/05 (2005321-2005330) 11/07/05 - 11/16/05 (2005311-2005320) 10/28/05 - 11/06/05 (2005301-2005310) 10/18/05 - 10/27/05 (2005291-2005300) 10/08/05 - 10/17/05 (2005281-2005290) 09/28/05 - 10/07/05 (2005271-2005280) 09/18/05 - 09/27/05 (2005261-2005270) 09/08/05 - 09/17/05 (2005251-2005260) 09/01/05 - 11/30/05 (2005244-2005334) 08/29/05 - 09/07/05 (2005241-2005250) 08/19/05 - 08/28/05 (2005231-2005240) 08/09/05 - 08/18/05 (2005221-2005230) 07/30/05 - 08/08/05 (2005211-2005220) 07/20/05 - 07/29/05 (2005201-2005210) 07/10/05 - 07/19/05 (2005191-2005200) 06/30/05 - 07/09/05 (2005181-2005190) 06/20/05 - 06/29/05 (2005171-2005180) 06/10/05 - 06/19/05 (2005161-2005170) 06/01/05 - 08/31/05 (2005152-2005243) 05/31/05 - 06/09/05 (2005151-2005160)

05/21/05 - 05/30/05 (2005141-2005150) 05/11/05 - 05/20/05 (2005131-2005140) 05/01/05 - 05/10/05 (2005121-2005130) 04/21/05 - 04/30/05 (2005111-2005120) 04/11/05 - 04/20/05 (2005101-2005110) 04/01/05 - 04/10/05 (2005091-2005100) 03/22/05 - 03/31/05 (2005081-2005090) 03/12/05 - 03/21/05 (2005071-2005080) 03/02/05 - 03/11/05 (2005061-2005070) 03/01/05 - 05/31/05 (2005060-2005151) 02/20/05 - 03/01/05 (2005051-2005060) 02/10/05 - 02/19/05 (2005041-2005050) 01/31/05 - 02/09/05 (2005031-2005040) 01/21/05 - 01/30/05 (2005021-2005030) 01/11/05 - 01/20/05 (2005011-2005020) 01/01/05 - 12/31/05 (2005001-2005365) 01/01/05 - 01/10/05 (2005001-2005010) 12/26/04 - 01/04/05 (2004361-2005004) 12/16/04 - 12/25/04 (2004351-2004360) 12/06/04 - 12/15/04 (2004341-2004350) 12/01/04 - 02/28/05 (2004336-2005059) 11/26/04 - 12/05/04 (2004331-2004340) 11/16/04 - 11/25/04 (2004321-2004330) 11/06/04 - 11/15/04 (2004311-2004320) 10/27/04 - 11/05/04 (2004301-2004310) 10/17/04 - 10/26/04 (2004291-2004300) 10/07/04 - 10/16/04 (2004281-2004290) 09/27/04 - 10/06/04 (2004271-2004280) 09/17/04 - 09/26/04 (2004261-2004270) 09/07/04 - 09/16/04 (2004251-2004260) 08/28/04 - 09/06/04 (2004241-2004250) 08/18/04 - 08/27/04 (2004231-2004240) 08/08/04 - 08/17/04 (2004221-2004230) 07/29/04 - 08/07/04 (2004211-2004220) 07/19/04 - 07/28/04 (2004201-2004210) 07/09/04 - 07/18/04 (2004191-2004200) 06/29/04 - 07/08/04 (2004181-2004190) 06/19/04 - 06/28/04 (2004171-2004180) 06/09/04 - 06/18/04 (2004161-2004170) 05/30/04 - 06/08/04 (2004151-2004160) 05/20/04 - 05/29/04 (2004141-2004150) 05/10/04 - 05/19/04 (2004131-2004140) 04/30/04 - 05/09/04 (2004121-2004130) 04/20/04 - 04/29/04 (2004111-2004120) 04/10/04 - 04/19/04 (2004101-2004110) 03/31/04 - 04/09/04 (2004091-2004100) 03/21/04 - 03/30/04 (2004081-2004090) 03/11/04 - 03/20/04 (2004071-2004080) 03/01/04 - 03/10/04 (2004061-2004070) 02/20/04 - 02/29/04 (2004051-2004060) 02/10/04 - 02/19/04 (2004041-2004050) 01/31/04 - 02/09/04 (2004031-2004040) 01/21/04 - 01/30/04 (2004021-2004030) 01/11/04 - 01/20/04 (2004011-2004020) 01/01/04 - 01/10/04 (2004001-2004010) 12/27/03 - 01/05/04 (2003361-2004005) 12/17/03 - 12/26/03 (2003351-2003360) 12/07/03 - 12/16/03 (2003341-2003350) 11/27/03 - 12/06/03 (2003331-2003340) 11/17/03 - 11/26/03 (2003321-2003330) 11/07/03 - 11/16/03 (2003311-2003320) 10/28/03 - 11/06/03 (2003301-2003310) 10/18/03 - 10/27/03 (2003291-2003300) 10/08/03 - 10/17/03 (2003281-2003290) 09/28/03 - 10/07/03 (2003271-2003280) 09/18/03 - 09/27/03 (2003261-2003270) 09/08/03 - 09/17/03 (2003251-2003260)

08/29/03 - 09/07/03 (2003241-2003250) 08/19/03 - 08/28/03 (2003231-2003240) 08/09/03 - 08/18/03 (2003221-2003230) 07/30/03 - 08/08/03 (2003211-2003220) 07/20/03 - 07/29/03 (2003201-2003210) 07/10/03 - 07/19/03 (2003191-2003200) 06/30/03 - 07/09/03 (2003181-2003190) 06/20/03 - 06/29/03 (2003171-2003180) 06/10/03 - 06/19/03 (2003161-2003170) 05/31/03 - 06/09/03 (2003151-2003160) 05/21/03 - 05/30/03 (2003141-2003150) 05/11/03 - 05/20/03 (2003131-2003140) 05/01/03 - 05/10/03 (2003121-2003130) 04/21/03 - 04/30/03 (2003111-2003120) 04/11/03 - 04/20/03 (2003101-2003110) 04/01/03 - 04/10/03 (2003091-2003100) 03/22/03 - 03/31/03 (2003081-2003090) 03/12/03 - 03/21/03 (2003071-2003080) 03/02/03 - 03/11/03 (2003061-2003070) 02/20/03 - 03/01/03 (2003051-2003060) 02/10/03 - 02/19/03 (2003041-2003050) 01/31/03 - 02/09/03 (2003031-2003040) 01/21/03 - 01/30/03 (2003021-2003030) 01/11/03 - 01/20/03 (2003011-2003020) 01/01/03 - 01/10/03 (2003001-2003010) 12/27/02 - 01/05/03 (2002361-2003005) 12/17/02 - 12/26/02 (2002351-2002360) 12/07/02 - 12/16/02 (2002341-2002350) 11/27/02 - 12/06/02 (2002331-2002340) 11/17/02 - 11/26/02 (2002321-2002330) 11/07/02 - 11/16/02 (2002311-2002320) 10/28/02 - 11/06/02 (2002301-2002310) 10/18/02 - 10/27/02 (2002291-2002300) 10/08/02 - 10/17/02 (2002281-2002290) 09/28/02 - 10/07/02 (2002271-2002280) 09/18/02 - 09/27/02 (2002261-2002270) 09/08/02 - 09/17/02 (2002251-2002260) 08/29/02 - 09/07/02 (2002241-2002250) 08/19/02 - 08/28/02 (2002231-2002240) 08/09/02 - 08/18/02 (2002221-2002230) 07/30/02 - 08/08/02 (2002211-2002220) 07/20/02 - 07/29/02 (2002201-2002210) 07/10/02 - 07/19/02 (2002191-2002200) 06/30/02 - 07/09/02 (2002181-2002190) 06/20/02 - 06/29/02 (2002171-2002180) 06/10/02 - 06/19/02 (2002161-2002170) 05/31/02 - 06/09/02 (2002151-2002160) 05/21/02 - 05/30/02 (2002141-2002150) 05/11/02 - 05/20/02 (2002131-2002140) 05/01/02 - 05/10/02 (2002121-2002130) 04/21/02 - 04/30/02 (2002111-2002120) 04/11/02 - 04/20/02 (2002101-2002110) 04/01/02 - 04/10/02 (2002091-2002100) 03/29/02 - 03/31/02 (2002088-2002090) 03/12/02 - 03/19/02 (2002071-2002078) 03/02/02 - 03/11/02 (2002061-2002070) 02/20/02 - 03/01/02 (2002051-2002060) 02/10/02 - 02/19/02 (2002041-2002050) 01/31/02 - 02/09/02 (2002031-2002040) 01/21/02 - 01/30/02 (2002021-2002030) 01/11/02 - 01/20/02 (2002011-2002020) 01/01/02 - 01/10/02 (2002001-2002010) 12/27/01 - 01/05/02 (2001361-2002005) 12/17/01 - 12/26/01 (2001351-2001360) 12/07/01 - 12/16/01 (2001341-2001350) 11/27/01 - 12/06/01 (2001331-2001340) 11/17/01 - 11/26/01 (2001321-2001330)

11/07/01 - 11/16/01 (2001311-2001320) 10/28/01 - 11/06/01 (2001301-2001310) 10/18/01 - 10/27/01 (2001291-2001300) 10/16/01 - 10/17/01 (2001289-2001290) 09/18/01 - 09/22/01 (2001261-2001265) 09/08/01 - 09/17/01 (2001251-2001260) 08/29/01 - 09/07/01 (2001241-2001250) 08/19/01 - 08/28/01 (2001231-2001240) 08/09/01 - 08/18/01 (2001221-2001230) 07/30/01 - 08/08/01 (2001211-2001220) 07/20/01 - 07/29/01 (2001201-2001210) 07/10/01 - 07/19/01 (2001191-2001200) 07/03/01 - 07/09/01 (2001184-2001190) 06/10/01 - 06/15/01 (2001161-2001166) 05/31/01 - 06/09/01 (2001151-2001160) 05/21/01 - 05/30/01 (2001141-2001150) 05/11/01 - 05/20/01 (2001131-2001140) 05/01/01 - 05/10/01 (2001121-2001130) 04/21/01 - 04/30/01 (2001111-2001120) 04/11/01 - 04/20/01 (2001101-2001110) 04/01/01 - 04/10/01 (2001091-2001100) 03/22/01 - 03/31/01 (2001081-2001090) 03/12/01 - 03/21/01 (2001071-2001080) 03/02/01 - 03/11/01 (2001061-2001070) 02/20/01 - 03/01/01 (2001051-2001060) 02/10/01 - 02/19/01 (2001041-2001050) 01/31/01 - 02/09/01 (2001031-2001040) 01/21/01 - 01/30/01 (2001021-2001030) 01/11/01 - 01/20/01 (2001011-2001020) 01/01/01 - 01/10/01 (2001001-2001010) 12/26/00 - 01/04/01 (2000361-2001004) 12/16/00 - 12/25/00 (2000351-2000360) 12/06/00 - 12/15/00 (2000341-2000350) 11/26/00 - 12/05/00 (2000331-2000340) 11/16/00 - 11/25/00 (2000321-2000330) 11/06/00 - 11/15/00 (2000311-2000320) 10/27/00 - 11/05/00 (2000301-2000310) 10/17/00 - 10/26/00 (2000291-2000300) 10/07/00 - 10/16/00 (2000281-2000290) 09/27/00 - 10/06/00 (2000271-2000280) 09/17/00 - 09/26/00 (2000261-2000270) 09/07/00 - 09/16/00 (2000251-2000260) 08/28/00 - 09/06/00 (2000241-2000250) 08/18/00 - 08/27/00 (2000231-2000240) 07/29/00 - 08/05/00 (2000211-2000218) 07/19/00 - 07/28/00 (2000201-2000210) 07/09/00 - 07/18/00 (2000191-2000200) 06/29/00 - 07/08/00 (2000181-2000190) 06/19/00 - 06/28/00 (2000171-2000180) 06/09/00 - 06/18/00 (2000161-2000170) 05/30/00 - 06/08/00 (2000151-2000160) 05/20/00 - 05/29/00 (2000141-2000150) 05/10/00 - 05/19/00 (2000131-2000140) 04/30/00 - 05/09/00 (2000121-2000130) 04/20/00 - 04/29/00 (2000111-2000120) 04/10/00 - 04/19/00 (2000101-2000110) 03/31/00 - 04/09/00 (2000091-2000100) 03/21/00 - 03/30/00 (2000081-2000090) 03/11/00 - 03/20/00 (2000071-2000080) 03/01/00 - 03/10/00 (2000061-2000070) 02/24/00 - 02/29/00 (2000055-2000060)

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