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Name	Active Fire Detection
Acronym	AFD
Description	Active fires are located on the basis of the so-called thermal anomalies produced by them. The algorithms compare the temperature of a potential fire with the temperature of the land cover around it.
Note	This product is provided by NASA (MODIS) and NASA/NOAA (VIIRIS).
Status	Operational
Group	Wildfire monitoring
Area	Global
Component	Early Warning
Service	Copernicus Emergency Management Service
Entrusted Entities	Joint Research Centre
Created on	Nov. 6, 2017, 1:53 p.m.
Last updated on	April 24, 2020, 2:03 p.m.

UID	Requirement	Level of definition	Relevant for	Criticality	Barriers	Note	Created on	Last updated on
210	Built-up Area	Firm	Product generation	Essential	N/A		June 9, 2018, 11:06 a.m.	Dec. 26, 2020, 10:06 a.m.
436	Land Cover	Firm	Product generation	Essential	Accuracy Coverage Update Frequency	For production, validation and calibration	Nov. 13, 2020, 12:29 p.m.	July 26, 2022, 5:23 p.m.