FIRMS fire-based maps (images) are offered through
Web Map Service (WMS)
and WMS with time support (WMS-Time).
Supported projections: Lat-long projection (EPSG:4326) and Web Mercator
projection (EPSG:3857 or 900913).
To use the service request free MAP_KEY
Data for WMS is updated once every 15 mins.
Users that require large transaction rate (+1000s/minute) should consider:
-
NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) WMS, WMTS or Mapbox Vector Tiles (MVT)
- downloading FIRMS data from /active_fire and creating map service on their site
VIIRS Layers
MODIS Layers
| MODIS Aqua & Terra | MODIS-Aqua | MODIS-Terra |
|---|---|---|
| fires_modis_24 fires_modis_48 fires_modis_72 fires_modis_7 |
fires_aqua_24 fires_aqua_48 fires_aqua_72 fires_aqua_7 |
fires_terra_24 fires_terra_48 fires_terra_72 fires_terra_7 |
LANDSAT Layers
| Landsat 8 & 9 OLI |
|---|
| fires_landsat_24 fires_landsat_48 fires_landsat_72 fires_landsat_7 |
Time Since Detection 0..7 days - 4 colors
Time Since Detection 0..7 days - 9 colors
MODIS Burned Area
| MODIS | ||
|---|---|---|
|
January 2020 April 2020 July 2020 October 2020 |
February 2020 May 2020 August 2020 November 2020 |
March 2020 June 2020 September 2020 December 2020 |
WMS-Time allows you to access FIRMS Active Fire Hotspots for a date range up to 31 days. With WMS-Time, you can specifiy a "TIME" parameter to obtain fire hotspots for multiple dates (e.g. 2020-01-01/2020-01-10) or a specific date-time range (2020-01-01 00:45/2020-01-01 10:30).
"TIME" parameter supports the following formats:
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM
YYYY-MM-DD
* seconds are not used and will be ignored. Kept for compatibility
For a single day: "TIME=2020-01-01" or "TIME=2020-01-01/2020-01-01"
For 2 days (48 hrs): "TIME=2020-01-01/2020-01-02"
Please note: WMS-Time currently supports only up to 31 days per request. Also, if there is no data for the specified date, a blank image will be returned.
| MODIS | VIIRS |
|---|---|
|
fires_modis fires_terra fires_aqua |
fires_viirs fires_viirs_snpp fires_viirs_noaa20 |
WMS Examples
| Lat/Long (EPSG:4326) | Mercator (EPSG:3857) |
|---|---|
| MODIS 1km | MODIS 1km |
| VIIRS 375m | VIIRS 375m |
| MODIS & VIIRS - custom | MODIS & VIIRS - custom |
WMS Examples - Version 1.3.0
| Lat/Long (EPSG:4326) | Mercator (EPSG:3857) |
|---|---|
| MODIS 1km | MODIS 1km |
| VIIRS 375m | VIIRS 375m |
| MODIS & VIIRS - custom | MODIS & VIIRS - custom |
WMS-Time Examples
| Lat/Long (EPSG:4326) | Mercator (EPSG:3857) |
|---|---|
| MODIS 1km [2020-01-01 .. 2020-01-10] | MODIS 1km |
| VIIRS 375m [2020-01-01 21:30 .. 2020-01-02 03:25] | VIIRS 375m |
| MODIS & VIIRS - custom | MODIS & VIIRS - custom |
Customization:
COLORS=R+G+B or COLORS=R G B - where R,G,B=[0..255]; ex: COLORS=220+120+120 or COLORS=220 120 120
SIZE=N - where N = [1..1000]; ex: SIZE=5
SYMBOLS=circle,square,... - see Supported symbols below
Supported Symbols:
circle, circle-uf, cross, square, square-uf, triangle, triangle-uf, utriangle, utriangle-uf
* uf - unfilled center
Examples:
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/mapserver/wms/fires/YourMapKey/[layer1,...]/[symbol1,...]/[size1,...]/[color1,...]/?REQUEST=GetMap...
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/mapserver/wms/fires/YourMapKey/
fires_modis_24,fires_viirs_noaa20_24/triangle,triangle/4,2/240+40+40,250+200+50/?REQUEST=GetMap&WIDTH=1024&HEIGHT=512&BBOX=-180,-90,180,90
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/mapserver/wms/fires/YourMapKey/?REQUEST=GetMap...&layers=[layer1,...]&symbols=[symbol1,...]&size=[size1,...]&colors=[color1,...]
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/mapserver/wms/fires/YourMapKey/?REQUEST=GetMap&layers=fires_modis_24,fires_viirs_noaa20_24&WIDTH=1024&HEIGHT=512&BBOX=-180,-90,180,90
&symbols=triangle,triangle&colors=240+40+40,250+200+50&size=5,2&version=1.1.1
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/mapserver/wms/time_since_detection_4/YourMapKey
/tsd_4_viirs_noaa20_all/circle,square,circle,circle/4,3,2,1/255+100+100,200+70+70,150+50+50,100+20+20/
?REQUEST=GetMap&WIDTH=512&HEIGHT=512&BBOX=-140,0,-50,90&version=1.1.1