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Digital Earth Australia Hotspots dataset

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

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This dataset contains hotspot point data, derived from satellite-born instruments that detect light in the thermal wavelengths found on the Digital Earth Australia Hotspots application. Typically, satellite data are processed with a specific algorithm that highlights areas with an unusually high temperature. Hotspot sources include the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor aboard the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Terra and Aqua satellites, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) night time imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi- NPP satellite. Please note: As these data are stored on a Corporate system, we are only able to supply the web services (see download links). email earth.observation@ga.gov.au.

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Title Digital Earth Australia Hotspots dataset
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/40dd43bf-af6c-47eb-9b1e-b4acba9fd093
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 01/08/2002
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        107.0,
        -43.0
      ],
      [
        160.0,
        -43.0
      ],
      [
        160.0,
        -1.0
      ],
      [
        107.0,
        -1.0
      ],
      [
        107.0,
        -43.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Digital Earth Australia Hotspots dataset". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/digital-earth-australia-hotspots-dataset