North Australian Fire Information
This website provides satellite imagery for current and past fires in Northern Australia. It is particularly useful when viewed in Google Earth.
This is quite easy to set up:
In the WHAT'S NEW box: New Google Earth service for NAFI data - refresh your Google Earth link here Follow the instructions: Using NAFI layers in Google Earth
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| Downloading Google Earth | Visit the Google Earth website to find out more about Google Earth, download the software, and get help: http://earth.google.com/.
The information below assumes that have downloaded and installed the Google Earth application and have a fundamental knowledge of how it works. | Adding NAFI layers | Once Google Earth is installed on your computer, click the link below and select "open" in the dialog box that appears Add NAFI layers to Google Earth
- Your Google Earth application should open with the NAFI layers loaded into "Temporary Places".
- Within a few seconds the 6hr and 12 hr hotspots and the firescars will be visible.
- To make more layers visible, tick the boxes next to the layer- the layer is refreshed three seconds after each time you change the extent of the area you are viewing.
- You can also choose to save the file and open it from within the Google earth application.
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