NASA logoCASEI Logo
NASA | CASEI
Arrow leftBack to Explore

Instrument

FireTIRS
Fire Thermal InfraRed Spectrometer

The Fire Thermal InfraRed Spectrometer (FireTIRS) is an airborne thermal infrared (TIR) imaging system developed for NASA’s FireSense Project. It collects TIR data of wildland fires across multiple bands in the 7.8 to 12.6 μm range, allowing for the retrieval of trace gases, aerosols, and particulate matter. It is designed to be mounted on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) and can provide real-time fire data to assist with active fire detection, behavior assessment, and emissions monitoring. FireTIRS has a spatial resolution of 0.7 meters at an altitude of 100 meters.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Infrared Imagery
Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Wildfires
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Thermal Infrared
Land Surface
N/A
0.7 m
23.8-38.4 THz
Currently unavailble

  • James Thompson

  • James Thompson

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

    • Unpublished

Instrument Operation

FireSense

FireSense

2023—2027
Western United States, Southeastern United States, California, Montana, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma
Ongoing
view all deployment dates
3 Deployments
· 1 Data Product

Data Products