Fire Datasets

In this Lab, we use MODIS and GOES datasets to map the Bobcat Fire, a megafire that burned 115,796 acres in Los Angeles County, California, in September 2020.

MODIS and GOES fire mapping datasets available in the Google Earth Engine data catalog
Satellite / Sensor Dataset Variable Resolution Dataset Coverage
MODIS Terra, MODIS Aqua* MOD/MYD14A1 active fires 1 km, daily Global, 2001 to present
MCD64A1 burned area 500 m, monthly** Global, 2001 to present
GOES-16, GOES-17* FDCF active fires 2 km, every 15 minutes North / South America, 2017 to present

* MODIS Terra (from 2000), MODIS Aqua (from 2002), GOES-16 (from 2016), GOES-17 (from 2017)

** Can be disaggregated into daily resolution using the MCD64A1 burn date variable