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Latest NAFI Updates


March 2024: Fire Histories and Infonet updated
The burnt area long-term (2000-2023) and 10-year (2014-2023) fire histories have been updated on the NAFI display and are available for download as images and shapefiles and as kml files for Google Earth viewing. The Infonet reports have also been updated with the latest fire histories.

March 1 2024: SavBAT updated
The SavBAT reporting tool has been updated with the 2023 fire history for the savanna burning methodology zones and is ready for 2023 reporting. Go to SavBAT.

January 2024: January burnt areas available and Google Earth burnt area kml files updated for 2024
January 2024 burnt areas (fire scars) are now viewable and downloadable on NAFI. They will be displayed together with the 2023 burnt areas for the first few weeks of 2024.

The Google Earth links for burnt area maps have also been updated to include the 2023 burnt areas for past fire scars by month and the 2024 burnt areas for past fire scars by year. Go to: Data > For Google Earth > Past year's fire scars.

The 2023 burnt areas will complete final checking and correcting for reporting by mid February. The fire histories will then be updated.

December 2023: Change to topo background maps
In the default Topo/Line background map settings the 1:1M scale topographic layer has been removed as some key map features are outdated.


Late November 2023: NAFI in normal mode
As usage and fire activity across the rangelands has reduced, NAFI now displays the last 7 days of hotpots by default. The fire spread animation tool for older hotspots is being modified so it can work in a high usage environment. It will then be back in the menu.


November 2023: NAFI in high usage mode
Due to the very high usage of NAFI during this fire season, we have made a few changes to maintain performance. The hotpots display on the maps are reduced to a two-day display, and some of the tools that can generate large loads on the database have been temporarily disabled such as the lighning display and queries involving large number of older hotspots. We are looking to restore these tools in forms that do not tax the rest of the site.


August 2023: 10 minute (coarse resolution) hotspots now available
You can now display hotspots that are updated every 10 minutes on NAFI. These are sourced from the Himawari 8 geostationary satellite, and are accurate to around 2 kms. They are likely to only detect larger fires. To display the 10-minute hotspots select the "Hotspot Options" menu at the top right of the NAFI map display and choose from the drop-down menu.


March 2023: Fire Histories, Infonet and Google Earth links updated
The 250m Fire Histories for 2000-22 and for 2013-22 have been updated on the NAFI display (under the "Fire History" tab) and are available for download as images or shapefiles (under the "Data" tab).

The Infonet reports have also been updated with the new fire histories. See the "Report" tab or go to the infonet site.

The NAFI Google Earth links have alos been updated to include the updated fire histories and fire scars. Go to the "Data" tab and "For Google Earth" in the left hand menu. New one-click layers for 2022 by year and by month are available. Go to "For Google Earth" > "Past year's fire scars".

February 2023: SavBAT updated
The SavBAT reporting tool has been updated with the 2022 fire history for the savanna burning methodology zones and is ready for 2022 reporting. Go to SavBAT.