UCSD API Virtual Satellite Constellation

Virtual fire detection constellation — ingests active fire detections from polar and geostationary satellites into a unified pgstac catalog, served via OGC APIs. Part of AIC:W Workstream 1 (Earth Observation Systems & Data Integration) https://aicw.wildfirecommons.org/welcome

Data and Resources

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creatorName Daniel Crawl
dataAuthType public
lang en
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pocEmail info@wildfirecommons.org
pocName Wildfire Commons
pocWebsite https://www.wildfirecommons.org/
publisherType org
serviceAccessMethod Example of use for the API is available at https://www.wildfirecommons.org/workspaces/0221a2c7-d8c5-49dd-828a-36ce109bf560
serviceDesc <p>Data sources:</p><ul><li>NASA FIRMS VIIRS, MODIS, LandSat</li><li class="ql-indent-1">URT detections (&lt;60 s) available via FIRMS USFS endpoint for US/Canada.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Global NRT (1–3 h) via FIRMS global endpoint.</li><li>GOES NGFS — NOAA Next Generation Fire System.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Experimental, transitioning to full operations 2026.</li><li>LSA SAF MSG SEVIRI FRP-PIXEL — EUMETSAT Land Surface Analysis SAF.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Operational since 2004, updated within 30 min of observation.</li></ul>
serviceSetup <p>Example of use for the API is available at https://www.wildfirecommons.org/workspaces/0221a2c7-d8c5-49dd-828a-36ce109bf560</p>
status submitted
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Groups
  • NSF
  • United States
Tags
  • NSF
  • United States
  • active-fire-detection
  • aicw
  • aicw-workstream-1
  • satellite
isopen False
metadata_created 2026-10-30T17:28:50.155338
metadata_modified 2026-10-30T17:28:50.155344
notes <p>Virtual fire detection constellation — ingests active fire detections from polar and geostationary satellites into a unified pgstac catalog, served via OGC APIs. Part of AIC:W Workstream 1 (Earth Observation Systems &amp; Data Integration) https://aicw.wildfirecommons.org/welcome</p>
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title UCSD API Virtual Satellite Constellation