About NAFI |
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Overview The NAFI service displays maps of fire activity based on information from satellites, such as hotspots (locations of recently burning fires) and burnt areas/fire scars (maps of burnt country). The maps are displayed to meet the needs of fire and land managers across north Australia and the rangelands.Hotspots are sourced from Landgate Western Australia and Geoscience Australia (from NOAA, NASA and ESA satellites). Burnt area mapping is mostly produced by Charles Darwin University with the 10m Burnt area mapping for QLD produced by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science. The NAFI service is based at Charles Darwin University. Its public good services, such as the website are funded by the Federal Government. More tailored services are paid for by individual groups. Terms of use The information available from this website is intended for use as a management or planning tool or for reserach purposes. The mapping products available for download from this website are provided under conditions similar to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.The hotspot data indicating potential active fires is able to determine relative temperature difference or "hotspot" at a location, but is not intended to be able to determine the cause of or identify the nature of such "hotspots". The information on this website is dependent on the availability and functioning of satellites. The quality and geo-positional accuracy of the information cannot be guaranteed. Information may therefore be outdated, inaccurate or incomplete at the time of using this website due to circumstances existing at that time such as unavailability of or delay in data supply from satellites, inability to obtain precise data caused by the inherent spatial inaccuracies of satellite sensors or inability to obtain complete data due to the prevailing weather conditions at the time of over-flight. Reliance on, or actions based on this information must therefore be made with caution To the extent permitted by law, the copyright holders (including its employees and consultants) exclude all liability to any person for any consequences, including but not limited to all losses, damages, costs, expenses and any other compensation, arising directly or indirectly from using this website (in part or in whole) and any information or material contained in it. Privacy Your privacy is important to the NAFI service. This statement discloses the information practices for the NAFI site, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.Personal Information You can visit the NAFI site on the Web without telling us who you are and without revealing any information about yourself. There are times, however, when we may need information from you.You may choose to give us personal information when you log on to the site in order to upload data or use the email alert service. This information is kept in a secure database and all reasonable precautions are taken to secure this data. If you tell us that you do not want us to use this information as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your wishes. Statistical Information In addition, we sometimes collect anonymous information from visits to our sites to help us provide better service and to make our website as user friendly as possible. For example, we keep track of the domains from which people visit and we also measure visitor activity on the NAFI site, but we do so in ways that keep the information anonymous. The NAFI site may use this data to analyse trends and statistics and to help us provide better customer service.None of this information is reviewed at an individual level. Links The NAFI site contain links to other Web sites and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
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