Forest Fire Detection and Monitoring System in Nepal
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Using fire data from MODIS sensors, ICIMOD’s SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) Initiative developed the Forest Fire Detection and Monitoring System in Nepal in close collaboration with the Department of Forests and Soil Conservation (DoFSC), Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal.
The system provides information on historical forest fires and near real-time forest fires in Nepal. It performs automated data acquisition, processing, and reporting on fire locations and includes location information at 1 × 1 km resolution on active fires during the satellite’s twice-daily overpasses. The system assimilates active fire data thrice a day from NASA’s website. It automatically adds important information to these data, such as administrative unit (i.e. district, VDC, and ward number), protected area identification, land cover type, elevation, and slope.
The system emails forest fire incident reports to relevant stakeholders. Users can register to receive email updates on forest fire incidences in Nepal.
