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A Satellite Direct Broadcast Facility at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Near real-time weather monitoring for Alaska and its adjacent oceans
Fire Point Mapping in Alaska:
This video shows a time lapse of the fire heat points detected by GINA over the course of the 2026 Alaska Fire Season from May 1, 2026 to June 1, 2026. Recent fire points are displayed as bright red and fade to brown after a few days. Fire points frequently appearing in the same location indicate an actively burning wildfire. This product doesn’t detect points that are under cloud cover or thick smoke. This product is used by the Alaska Fire Service for detecting active fires on the Alaska Wildland Fire Information Map.
Reviewing the Satellite Parallax Problem
2025 Fire Points Video
since 2001
About GINA
Established in 2001 as an initiative of UA’s President, the Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) focuses on remote sensing and geographic information systems activities for Alaska and its surrounding oceans.
GINA collaborates with federal, state, and academic partners to serve this data through public portals. An inventory of satellite images over the state of Alaska is available online and these images can be freely downloaded.