289 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Saturday, January 27, 2024)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 289 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number 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 Saturday (27/1/2024) at 08.51 WIB. Of the 289 hotspots detected, 3 have a high confidence level, 270 are medium scale, and 16 are low scale.

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

The highest number of hotspots was detected in West Sumatra with 51 hotspots. East Kalimantan is in second place with 44 hotspots. Bengkulu is in third place with 39 hotspots.

24 hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan, followed by North Maluku with 15 hotspots, and North Sumatra and Central Kalimantan each having 13 and 12 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 satellites remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.