Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 108 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in North Sumatra (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 108 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number is an increase of 57 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Tuesday (6/2/2024) at 08.51 WIB. Of the 108 hotspots detected, 102 are of moderate scale and 6 are of low scale.

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

The highest number of detected hotspots is in North Sumatra with 22 hotspots. Aceh is in second place with 18 hotspots. West Java is in third place with 14 hotspots.

Eleven hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan, followed by East Kalimantan with 9 hotspots, and Riau and North Maluku each having 6 and 5 detected hotspots 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, the large number of hotspots clustered in an area indicates the occurrence of forest and land fires. This means that hotspot data from remote sensing satellite detection remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.