Welcome to the Next Generation Fire System Prototype Website
This website contains output from a prototype version of the Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) under development for satellite-based fire detection at NOAA. The NGFS uses satellite observations, along with advanced spatial and temporal metrics, to detect fires in a manner consistent with human expert analysis of satellite imagery. The fire detection and intensity products account for atmospheric attenuation, thereby making them more resilient to atmospheric obstructions, such as clouds and smoke. The NGFS combines satellite-based fire detections with independent data layers such as National Weather Service fire weather outlooks and Red Flag Warnings, to provide critical context for decision making and analysis. The NGFS event-based data model and accurate terrain-corrected geolocation allow the detections to be combined within downstream applications. The prototype NGFS is run in real-time using observations from the GOES-16 and GOES-18 satellites. It provides complete coverage of the United States and partial coverage of surrounding countries.
