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.