Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry Detects 281 Hotspots, Most in East Kalimantan (Monday, January 29, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 281 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 20 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Monday (29/1/2024) at 08.52 WIB. Of the 281 hotspots detected, 1 has a high confidence level, 273 are medium, and 7 are low.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into 3 scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the higher the likelihood of a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in East Kalimantan (84). Papua is second with 24 hotspots, followed by Central Sulawesi with 19.

18 hotspots were detected in Bangka Belitung Islands, followed by North Maluku with 16, Riau with 13, and Banten with 12.

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 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.