335 Hotspot Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Sunday, February 18, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 335 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 44 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Sunday (18/2/2024) at 08.45 WIB. Of the 335 hotspots detected, 13 have a high confidence level, 304 are medium, and 18 are low.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into three scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in East Kalimantan, with 121. South Kalimantan is second with 33 hotspots, followed by Central Kalimantan with 28.

Twenty-eight hotspots were detected in Central Sulawesi, followed by North Maluku with 20, and Gorontalo and Aceh each with 14.

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 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.