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    • NESDIS Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Program

    Metadata Updated: August 30, 2022

    The Satellite Services Division of NESDIS/NOAA created an interactive Web-based GIS used to display satellite data of fire detects in near-real time. It converts the data to a format compatible with ArcIMS and creates a steady flow of the data to the Web Server. The Web Server updates the data being displayed on the internet by deleting the old data and displaying new data. The analyzed fires and smoke layer are update primarily between the hours of 1 pm and 11 pm Eastern time, with occasional updates during the rest of the day. The automated layers are updated twenty-four hours a day as new satellite imagery is received. The product covers the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date June 20, 2018
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2022
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2002 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update continual

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC MGG Hazards WAF

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 20, 2018
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2022
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2002 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:3092
    Category Tag 16E15F51 D96E 4051 9124 75665Abdc6Ff ["Fire Hazard","Energy Infrastructure"]
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: The information on fire position should be used as a general guidance and for strategic planning. Tactical decisions, such as the activation of a response to fight these fires, should not be made without other information to corroborate the fire's existence and location. Users should note:1) Fires from the automatic detection algorithms outside the US may be included in some of the images, BUT they have not been quality controlled. Only the fires within the US have been scrutinized by the analysts.2) The HMS product for any given day is created and updated by a satellite analyst between 1pm and 11pm Eastern time. After 11pm, the analysis is fine-tuned as time permits. The final product for the previous day is "completed" for the archive at the beginning of the next day's fire shift.3) The fire sizes depicted in the product are primarily determined by the field of view of the satellite instrument, or the resolution of the analysis tool. They should not be used toestimate specific fire perimeters., Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -65
    Bbox North Lat 60
    Bbox South Lat 5
    Bbox West Long -165
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update continual
    Harvest Object Id 67f76859-45bf-4ae5-a2e1-d86be1d12107
    Harvest Source Id 7b37b703-805c-4a27-b47f-d471f07b5ed7
    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Hazards WAF
    Licence The information on fire position should be used as a general guidance and for strategic planning. Tactical decisions, such as the activation of a response to fight these fires, should not be made without other information to corroborate the fire's existence and location.This server and data are not considered "operational". We do not guarantee availabilityor timely delivery of data and the server should not be used to support operationalobservation, forecasting, emergency, or disaster mitigation operations, either public orprivate.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-165.0, 5.0], [-65.0, 5.0], [-65.0, 60.0], [-165.0, 60.0], [-165.0, 5.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2002-01-01

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