Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 50 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in Aceh (Monday, February 3, 2025)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, the last 24-hour monitoring shows 50 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 40 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Monday (February 3, 2025) at 11:07 WIB. Of the 50 hotspots detected, 2 have a high confidence level and 48 are of medium scale.

The confidence level of hotspots is divided into 3 scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (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 Aceh with 10. Central Kalimantan is second with 10 hotspots. West Sumatra is third with 6 hotspots.

Five hotspots were detected in Riau, followed by South Sulawesi with 5 hotspots, and West Kalimantan and East Kalimantan with 4 and 3 hotspots detected, respectively.

Hotspots are coordinate points of an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings and do not represent 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.