u/LuborS

▲ 13 r/bavaria

Eisheiligen in Bayern – Erwartete Temperaturanomalie am 12. Mai 2026

u/LuborS — 4 days ago
▲ 155 r/europe

Ice Saints in Europe – Expected Temperature Anomaly on May 12, 2026

u/LuborS — 4 days ago

We’ve been working on a global fire map that combines satellite-detected hotspots (VIIRS/MODIS via FIRMS + geostationary sources like Himawari and MTG) and real fire reports (US, Canada, Australia) with weather data like wind, temperature, and precipitation in one app called Ventusky: https://my.ventusky.com/guide/news/florida-and-georgia-fires-what-ventusky-can-show-you-now-69/

Since satellite detections are essentially thermal anomalies, we treat them as probable hotspots and try to cluster/filter them to better represent actual fires (including rough estimates of size and intensity from FRP).

For fires, we try to provide essential data, display official weather alerts, find nearby webcams, and show humidity, wind, temperature, and fire-related information.

We’re trying to understand how useful this combined view actually is in practice.

– which data is the most important for you?
– does it help you understand fire behavior, or is it misleading?
– do the satellite detected hotspots roughly match what’s happening on the ground?

What do you think about this way of visualizing fire data, and what would an ideal fire app look like for you? Thank you for your ideas!

u/LuborS — 17 days ago