Description:
The Sentinel Hotspots web service has been developed as part of the Sentinel national bushfire monitoring system. The service delivers hotspots point data from (a growing number of) satellite-born instruments that detect light in the thermal wavelengths. Typically, the satellite data are processed with a specific algorithm that highlights areas with an unusually high temperature. In principle, however, Hotspots may be sourced from non-satellite sources. The hotspots are compiled for two uses: Public site and Secure site (access provided to authorised users only). The hotspots can be overlaid on the Landsat and Himawari-8 mosaic, MODIS burnt areas, NEXIS population data and landcover.