NA25NESX405C0007

NEW FIRE DETECTION AND MONITORING CAPABILITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION FIRE SYSTEM (NGFS) PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: JASON OTKIN JASON.OTKIN@SSEC.WISC.EDU 608-265-2476 THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE STUDIES (CIMSS) SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER (SSEC) 1225 WEST DAYTON STREET MADISON, WISCONSIN 53706-1612 RECIPIENT INSTITUTION:UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON 21 N. PARK STREET SUITE 6301 MADISON, WI 53715-1218 SUBAWARD PI: DR. IALKAY ATLINTASALTINTAS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER MANY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES HAVE IMPACTED PUBLIC LANDS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN RECENT YEARS. OBSERVATIONS FROM OPERATIONAL WEATHER SATELLITES PROVIDE A VITAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT INCIDENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. EARLY DETECTION OF NEW FIRES USING SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS PROMOTES A TIMELY RESPONSE BY LAND MANAGERS TO EMERGENT THREATS THAT HELPS REDUCE THE RISK TO PEOPLE, PROPERTY, AND COMMERCE POSED BY FIRES. THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL IS PART OF A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT TO USE SATELLITE DATA TO RAPIDLY DETECT AND MONITOR WILDFIRES IN ALL AREAS WHERE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE HAVE STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR WILDFIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL DEVELOP NEW CAPABILITIES IN THE NEXT GENERATION FIRE SYSTEM (NGFS) THAT HELP ADDRESS THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF FIREFIGHTERS AND LAND MANAGERS. THE NGFS IS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHOD THAT USES SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS TO ENABLE DELIVERY OF ACTIONABLE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS-READY DATA FOR ACTIVE FIRE APPLICATIONS. THE PROPOSED TASKS WILL TOGETHER LEAD TO EARLIER ALERTS OF NEW WILDFIRES OCCURRING ON FEDERAL LANDS AND TO NEW OR IMPROVED PRODUCTS FOR MONITORING WILDFIRE INCIDENTS. THE TASKS WILL ALSO LEAD TO NEW TOOLS THAT IMPROVE THE INTEROPERABILITY OF SATELLITE-DERIVED FIRE INFORMATION WITH OTHER FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND OBSERVATIONS. WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP, TEST, DEMONSTRATE, AND ENHANCE THE NGFS FIRE DETECTION, ALERTING, AND MONITORING TOOLS.

University Of Wisconsin System

TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO EDUCATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES BY FACILITATING COOPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT, UNIVERSITY, AND NONPROFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.

11.405 - Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Madison, Wisconsin 537061612 United States

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NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2025-29413