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Near real-time (NRT) Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Active Fire detection product is based on that instrument's 375 m nominal resolution data. Compared to other coarser resolution (≥1km) satellite fire detection products, the improved 375 m data provide greater response over fires of relatively small areas, as well as improved mapping of large fire perimeters. Consequently, the data are well suited for use in support of fire management (e.g., near real-time alert systems), as well as other science applications requiring improved fire mapping fidelity. The 375 m product complements the baseline Suomi NPP/VIIRS 750 m active fire detection and characterization data, which was originally designed to provide continuity to the existing 1 km Earth Observing System Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (EOS/MODIS) active fire data record. Due to frequent data saturation issues, the current 375 m fire product provides detection information only with no sub-pixel fire characterization.
VNP14IMGTDL_NRT are available through NASA FIRMS in the following formats: TXT, SHP, KML, WMS. These data are also provided through the LANCE FIRMS Fire Email Alerts. Please note only the TXT and SHP files contain all the attributes.
Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) (NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS/LANCE MODIS FIRMS)
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NASA VIIRS Land Science Team. (2020). VIIRS (S-NPP) I Band 375 m Active Fire Product NRT (Vector data) [Data set]. NASA LANCE MODIS at the MODAPS. https://doi.org/10.5067/FIRMS/VIIRS/VNP14IMGT_NRT.002
Date Accessed: 2026-11-10
@misc{NASA VIIRS Land Science Team_2020,
title={VIIRS (S-NPP) I Band 375 m Active Fire Product NRT (Vector data)},
url={https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/catalog/lancemodis-vnp14imgtdl-nrt-2},
DOI={10.5067/FIRMS/VIIRS/VNP14IMGT_NRT.002},
publisher={NASA LANCE MODIS at the MODAPS},
author={NASA VIIRS Land Science Team},
year={2020},
}
NASA VIIRS Land Science Team. “VIIRS (S-NPP) I Band 375 m Active Fire Product NRT (Vector Data).” NASA LANCE MODIS at the MODAPS, 2020. doi:10.5067/FIRMS/VIIRS/VNP14IMGT_NRT.002.
Date Accessed: 2026-11-10
NASA VIIRS Land Science Team. “VIIRS (S-NPP) I Band 375 m Active Fire Product NRT (Vector Data).” NASA LANCE MODIS at the MODAPS, 2020, https://doi.org/10.5067/FIRMS/VIIRS/VNP14IMGT_NRT.002.
Date Accessed: 2026-11-10
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