Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 1 is a satellite-based instrument used to collect data about features on the Earth’s surface. Scientists have developed algorithms to analyze that ...

Remote sensing is increasingly used as a tool for conservation management. Beyond traditional satellite imagery popularized by Google Earth, new sensing applications are allowing researchers located ...

This composite MODIS image shows the location of all the fires in the eastern hemisphere during the period of January 1 to January 10, 2007. Each colored dot shows the location that the MODIS on ...

MODIS fire detections indicate a fire reported somewhere within the 1 kilometer square area indicated and are updated every six hours by NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites. VIIRS fire detections have a ...