69 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Sunday, February 23, 2025)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 69 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 24 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is based on satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Sunday (23/2/2025) at 11:08 WIB. Of the 69 hotspots detected, 65 are of medium scale and 4 are of low scale.

The confidence level of hotspots is divided into 3 scales. The low scale has a range of 0-29, the medium scale 30-79, and the high scale 80-100. The higher the confidence level of a hotspot, the higher the likelihood of a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of detected hotspots is in West Kalimantan with 12 hotspots. Aceh has the second highest number with 10 hotspots, followed by North Maluku with 9 hotspots.

Eight hotspots were detected in Central Sulawesi, followed by Central Java with 6 hotspots, and Riau and Bangka Belitung Islands with 5 and 4 hotspots detected respectively.

Hotspots are coordinate points of 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 the occurrence of 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.