In 2007 the North Australian Fire Information (NAFI)
fire-tracking site has extended coverage of bushfires down to the
NSW border; and the site can now be used throughout rural and
remote Queensland.
Fire-scar mapping across this region is being provided by the
Cape York Peninsula Development Association with funding from a new
NHT Rangelands Fire Project. Staff associated with the project will
help promote the NAFI website across the southern and western
regions of Queensland.
The site has some new features this year. Courtesy of Geoscience
Australia, NAFI users can now view a regularly updated MODIS
satellite image as a background to the other NAFI maps. As this
image is always less than a day old, it can be used to identify
large fire scars in a timelier manner than having to wait for the
weekly fire scar mapping.
The MODIS image can also be used to check on cloud cover that
may be preventing hotspot detection by satellites. In 2007 you can
also download fire scar images from the map you are looking at on
the NAFI site rather than having to download a fire scar map for
the whole of northern Australia.
Links
Cape York Peninsula Development Association - Fire Information
www.cypda.com.au/node/40
North Australia Fire Information
www.firenorth.org.au
NAFI: Up-to-date maps and data on fires across northern Australia. Includes hotspots and fire-scars.
