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Terms & Definitions

Frequently used terms

WFS (Wildfire Solution)

Refers to OroraTech's Wildfire Solution web app. In other words, the main platform where all fire detection, monitoring, and response activities take place, providing users with real-time insights and tools for effective wildfire management.

Acquisition Time

This is the time when a satellite observed a specific area on the ground. For hotspots, it indicates the actual time when a potential fire was burning.

Detection Time

This is the time when one of our algorithms detected the hotspot. It will always be later than the acquisition time, as it includes the time needed for the satellite product to become available from an external provider and the time required to download and process the data.

GEO Satellites

GEO stands for Geostationary Orbit. Satellites in geostationary orbits circle the Earth above the equator at an average altitude of 35,786 km. At this height, satellites complete a revolution around the Earth every 24 hours, making them appear 'stationary' over a fixed position.

LEO Satellites

LEO stands for Low Earth Orbit, which describes orbits located relatively close to Earth's surface, typically at an average altitude of less than 1,000 km above the Earth.

To find more information on satellites, refer to this article.


Fire Confidence

Fire Confidence is a key metric that indicates our level of certainty about whether a detected cluster is genuinely a fire.

This confidence level is calculated using multiple inputs, such as local fire weather conditions, Fire Radiative Power (FRP), and data from various detecting satellites and algorithms. By combining these elements, Fire Confidence provides a reliable assessment to help you prioritize incidents and make informed response decisions.

This metric is designed to assist your decision making, in order to optimize response strategies and ensuring that attention is directed toward the most probable fire events.

To read more about Fire Confidence, refer to this article.

Cluster Confidence

Cluster Confidence is a metric that indicates the number of satellites and sensors detecting a heat source within a cluster.

This confidence level ranges from 0 to 1, where 1 represents the highest confidence and 0 the lowest. Essentially, a higher Cluster Confidence score suggests that multiple satellites have confirmed the detection, reducing the likelihood of false positives.

This metric can be used as a parameter to validate the presence of a fire and improve the reliability of alerts by filtering out potential false alarms.

For more details about Cluster Confidence, refer to this article.


GSD (Ground Sampling Distance)

Ground Sample Distance (GSD) is the distance between the centers of the footprints on the ground of two adjacent pixels. It is commonly referred to as "resolution" or "spatial resolution" by users and professionals not specifically in the Earth-observation field.