GOES Satellite Fire Detections (NOAA/NASA Direct Feed)

This data collection contains thermal hotspot detections from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). The GOES satellite constellation, also called the GOES-R Series, consists of four geostationary satellites (GOES-16, GOES-17, GOES-18, and GOES-19) operated by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). GOES-R uses the following meteorological, solar, and space weather data products: Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) for fire detection; Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)for lightning detection; Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) for magnetic energy measurement; Magnetometer (MAG) for geomagnetic field monitoring; Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) for solar extreme ultraviolet light and X-ray measurements; Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) for solar extreme ultraviolet light imagery; and Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) for coronal mass ejections detection. The timelines and current status of all GOES-R series instruments can be found here: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/goes/status.html.

The GOES-R ABI Fire/Hot Spot Characterization (FDC) product uses GOES-West (GOES-17/18) and GOES-East (GOES-16/19) geostationary satellites to provide near-continuous fire detection over Southern California and the broader Western Hemisphere. The ABI produces fire mask, temperature, area, and radiative power at 10 km resolution (increased from 2 km in 2021) updated every 5–10 minutes, enabling real-time tracking of wildfire ignition and spread.

The temporal range for this catalog listing is for the entire constellation. Satellite-specific dates can be found at: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/goes/status.html.

The official landing page for this data collection can be found here: https://doi.org/10.7289/V52R3PZ8.

Data and Resources

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citation GOES-R Algorithm Working Group and GOES-R Program office, (2018): NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-16) Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 2 Land Surface Temperature (LST). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V52R3PZ8. [access date].
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notes This data collection contains thermal hotspot detections from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). The GOES satellite constellation, also called the GOES-R Series, consists of four geostationary satellites (GOES-16, GOES-17, GOES-18, and GOES-19) operated by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). GOES-R uses the following meteorological, solar, and space weather data products: Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) for fire detection; Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)for lightning detection; Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) for magnetic energy measurement; Magnetometer (MAG) for geomagnetic field monitoring; Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) for solar extreme ultraviolet light and X-ray measurements; Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) for solar extreme ultraviolet light imagery; and Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) for coronal mass ejections detection. The timelines and current status of all GOES-R series instruments can be found here: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/goes/status.html. The GOES-R ABI Fire/Hot Spot Characterization (FDC) product uses GOES-West (GOES-17/18) and GOES-East (GOES-16/19) geostationary satellites to provide near-continuous fire detection over Southern California and the broader Western Hemisphere. The ABI produces fire mask, temperature, area, and radiative power at 10 km resolution (increased from 2 km in 2021) updated every 5–10 minutes, enabling real-time tracking of wildfire ignition and spread. The temporal range for this catalog listing is for the entire constellation. Satellite-specific dates can be found at: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/goes/status.html. The official landing page for this data collection can be found here: https://doi.org/10.7289/V52R3PZ8.
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title GOES Satellite Fire Detections (NOAA/NASA Direct Feed)