833 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 833 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 163 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is based on satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Tuesday (15/10/2024) at 16.11 WIB. Of the 833 detected hotspots, 21 have a high confidence level, 754 are medium, and 58 are low.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into three scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the greater the likelihood of forest and land fires in that area.

The highest number of detected hotspots is in East Nusa Tenggara with 293. East Kalimantan is second with 95 hotspots, followed by West Nusa Tenggara with 66.

Central Sulawesi has 58 detected hotspots, followed by North Maluku with 57, South Papua with 52, and North Kalimantan with 40.

A hotspot is a coordinate point in an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and not the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of hotspots clustered in one area indicates forest and land fires. This means that hotspot data from remote sensing satellites remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.