Imaging · collection · 2026
VIIRS/JPSS2 Active Fires 6-Min L2 Swath 375m V002
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/viirs/vj214img.002
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Active Fires (VJ214IMG) Version 2 product is produced in 6-minute temporal satellite increments (swaths) at 375 meter resolution from the VIIRS sensor located on the NOAA-21 satellite.
Description
This product is designed after the Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Thermal Anomalies and Fire data products to promote the continuity of the Earth Observation System (EOS) mission.
This data product can enable users to understand the location and intensity of fire events as well as identifying thermal anomalies. The VJ214IMG product includes 26 Science Dataset (SDS) variables to analyze key factors in fire detection, including atmospheric conditions (e.g., atmospheric reflectance, solar zenith angle, brightness temperature) and fuel type for the event. The fire mask variable in the VJ214IMG product is the primary variable and can be used to identify fires and other thermal anomalies such as volcanoes.
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In addition to the fire mask, brightness temperature is provided for VIIRS channels M5, M7, M11, M13, M15, and M16. Each swath of data is approximately 3,060 kilometers along track (long) and 3,060 kilometers across track (wide). The VJ214IMG product is also used to generate higher-level fire data products.
Use of the VJ203MODLL data product is required to apply accurate geolocation information to the VNP14IMG Science Datasets (SDS).
Known Issues
* The long name should read "VIIRS/JPSS2 Thermal Anomalies/Fire 6-Min L2 Swath 375m V002". This should be rectified in future versions.
- For complete information about known issues please refer to the MODIS/VIIRS Land Quality Assessment website.
Links
Get the data
- Resource doi.org/10.5067/viirs/vj214img.002 ↗
The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc.
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/133/VNP14_ATBD.pdf ↗
The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/filespec/VIIRS/1/VNP14IMG ↗
The File Specification provides a description of the product file including Scientific Data Sets and their attributes.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov ↗
The LDOPE Land Product Quality Assessment website provides known issues, maneuvers, and product quality of the land products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/427/VNP14_User_Guide_V1.pdf ↗
The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Val/Fire_Val.html ↗
Validation at stage 1 has been achieved for the VIIRS Active Fire product suite.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Val_overview.html ↗
Further details regarding VIIRS product validation and maturity status are available from VIIRS Land Product Quality Assessment site.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2831626262-LPCLOUD.iso19115 ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- JPEG data.lpdaac.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov/lp-prod-public/VJ214IMG.002/VJ214IMG.A2023041.0200.002.2025247… ↗
download · preview image · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C2831626262-LPCLOUD ↗
Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data.
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- Resource earthdata.nasa.gov/centers/lp-daac ↗
The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products.
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Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/viirs-jpss2-active-fires-6-min-l2-swath-375m-v002 ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Catalogue records · 3
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=540836ee-b5f4-40c8-b7f3-de0a27dc3… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2831626262-LPCLOUD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2831626262-LPCLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Fire Occurrence · Joint Polar Satellite System - 2 · Land Surface Temperature · Thermal Anomalies · Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Earth & Environmental Science · Life Sciences · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Physics
- Inferred from text
- Imaging 75% · Satellite remote sensing 65%
Provenance · 2 source records, 22 field assertions
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|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C2831626262-LPCLOUD | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | 540836ee-b5f4-40c8-b7f3-de0a27dc328d | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
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| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/ecological-dynamics/fire-ecology/fire-occurrence | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/surface-thermal-properties/land-surface-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/surface-thermal-properties/land-surface-temperature/thermal-anomalies | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:imaging | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:remote-sensing | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:noaa-21 | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
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