VIIRS

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Remote Sensing & Mapping

Working definition

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, a satellite sensor used for products including active-fire and thermal-anomaly detection.

In plain language

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, a satellite sensor used for products including active-fire and thermal-anomaly detection.

Why it matters

VIIRS is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

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Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.