452 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 452 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 43 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Tuesday (September 3, 2024) at 4:47 PM WIB. Of the 452 detected hotspots, 17 have a high confidence level, 432 are medium, and 3 are low.

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

The highest number of detected hotspots is in East Java, with 92. South Sumatra is second with 82 hotspots, followed by Jambi with 47.

Thirty-four hotspots were detected in Central Java, 27 in West Java, and 26 each in Central Sulawesi and Riau.

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

However, a large number of clustered hotspots in an 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.