Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 145 Hotspots, Most in Riau (Saturday, February 8, 2025)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 145 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 21 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Saturday (8/2/2025) at 11:03 WIB. Of the 145 hotspots detected, 3 have a high confidence level, 129 are medium scale, and 13 are low scale.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (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 Riau (26). South Papua is second with 22 hotspots, followed by East Kalimantan with 13.

Thirteen hotspots were detected in West Java, followed by Jambi with 12, Central Papua and North Maluku with 12 and 7 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, 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.