Measurements and Applications
Hot spot Detection (vegetation fires, volcanic activities, burning oil wells or coal seams.
Full Name
Hot Spot Recognition System
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
High resolution optical imager
Sampling
Imaging
Waveband
MWIR: 3.4 - 4.2 µm, TIR: 8.4 - 9.3 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
BIRD - Bi-spectral Infrared Detection (2001 - 2005) |