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 check the number of available map transactions: /web-services/mapkey_status.php?MAP_KEY=YOUR_MAP_KEY
Ingest FIRMS WMS into ArcGIS and customize the symbols
Ingest FIRMS WMS into QGIS and customize the symbols
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
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..100]; 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
Or previous implementation (still supported): https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/wms/?REQUEST=GetMap&layers=fires_viirs_24,fires_modis_24&WIDTH=1024&HEIGHT=512&symbols=triangle,triangle&colors=240+40+40,250+200+50&size=5,2&BBOX=-180,-90,180,90&MAP_KEY=YourMapKey
Map server layer details:
WMS
To use the service request free MAP_KEY
FIRMS WMS allows you access FIRMS Active Fire Hotspots for the past 24, 48, 72 hours and 7 days. The WMS are updated once every 15 mins.
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 |
Examples
| Lat/Long (EPSG:4326) | Mercator (EPSG:3857) |
|---|---|
| MODIS 1km | MODIS 1km |
| VIIRS 375m | VIIRS 375m |
| MODIS & VIIRS - custom | MODIS & VIIRS - custom |
WMS-Time
To use the service request free MAP_KEY
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: (* seconds are not used and will be ignored. Kept for compatibility)
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
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.
Time Based Layers
| MODIS | VIIRS |
|---|---|
|
fires_modis fires_terra fires_aqua |
fires_viirs fires_viirs_snpp fires_viirs_noaa20 |
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 |