NASA FIRMS API
NASA near-real-time fire and thermal anomaly data.
- reviewed
- Apr 24, 2026
How this source is shaped
Very useful for environmental, conflict-adjacent and crisis verification contexts. Best used when OSINT expands beyond cyber/domain intelligence.
- Source type
- Geospatial
- Access model
- Free With Account
- Pricing model
- Free MAP KEY Required For API Access
- API available
- Yes
- Requires account
- Yes
- Risk level
- Low
- Sensitivity
- Normal
Review dimensions
Each dimension is graded on a 0–10 scale. The overall score is a weighted aggregate.
Weighted aggregate across the eight review dimensions.
Where this source fits
What analysts use it for, and — just as important — where it does not belong.
- crisis_monitoring
- environmental_osint
- event_verification
- geo_context
- journalists
- researchers
- environmental_analysts
- humanitarian_analysts
- person_tracking
- non_contextual_alarmism
Editorial take
Our qualitative read on the source — tone, framing and trust posture.
Strong public-interest source. Not the commercial core, but excellent for authority and advanced editorial work.
Ethics and compliance
Access, licensing and sensitive-data considerations for this source.
Explain confidence, satellite source and timestamp. Do not present thermal detections without context.
Requires MAP_KEY and responsible use of NASA services.