EUMETSAT headquarters, Darmstadt, Germany
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OngoingRegion
Case study of
#00303 Use satellite thermal detection and wildfire monitoring
Implementer
EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Land Surface Analysis
Timeline
Since Oct 1, 2025
Location
EUMETSAT headquarters, Darmstadt, Germany49.8728, 8.6512
Description
The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Fire Radiative Power (FRP) product delivers active-fire observations over Europe and Africa at 1 km spatial resolution with 10-minute observation frequency and ~20-minute delivery latency. As of late 2025 it remains a demonstration product under scientific validation; operational deployment and decision-support use cases are not yet confirmed.
Metrics
3Spatial resolution1km
Observation frequency10minutes
Typical delivery latency20minutes
Lessons learned
- Demonstration status, delivery latency, and validation limits must be clearly communicated to operational users to avoid misuse in real-time fire management decisions.
Documented Jul 30, 2026