The type of remote sensing data shown is the fire activity
detected by MODIS satellite. This is demonstrated through the use of circles
with varying colors to determine the time interval of the fire detection; Red
being most recent and yellow being the longer interval of detection. Applications
can be anywhere firefighters to researchers wanting to know what locations are
more prone to fire activity. The image itself does not give too much detail and
does not have good resolution. In google earth, the resolution changes as you
zoom into a location and the circle becomes a defined area which is helpful for
pinpointing the exact location of the incident. This information is relevant to
the management of fires and is made into Keyhole Markup Language (KML/KMZ) format
for use in Google Earth and other virtual globe applications. Geospatial data
are organized by different geographic regions. They include the location and
characterization of the type of detection including size and their significance
in the U.S.
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