A system was dispatched in August, but unfortunately suffered badly in transit. Work is also continuing on preparations for a burnt area detection facility. In November we will begin to update the processing software to include a generic burnt-area detection chain, into which we can plug different algorithms optimised for each region. This should provide significant improvements to the geolocation and calibration. World Fire Web Coverage Map.
Red circles represent the coverage of the existing nodes.
Fire map quicklook produced by the World Fire Web system for ten days in August 1999. Note the high fire activity in SE Asia, S America, and around the Mediterranean Basin. Dashed circles represent new nodes planned for installation, most by the end of 1999. In progress, awaiting repairs to hardware shipped in August. In progress, internet connection problems.