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South Africas Fire Spotting System Now Faster And More Accurate

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/south-africas-fire-spotting-system-now-faster-and-more-accurate

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Collected on 21 September 2026

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This is a CSIR news article about the upgrade of the Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS). It says AFIS provides near-real-time locations of active fires across southern and eastern Africa, and that the new AFIS II viewer is more reliable, easier to manage and simpler to use. The upgraded viewer makes fire-information products available to users, including government departments.

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AFIS II user interface or viewer

Users can access fire-information products through the upgraded AFIS II interface or viewer, which provides active-fire information based on satellite data available within 10 minutes after a satellite passes overhead.

Who it is for: Users, including government departments
How to act on it: Use the AFIS II user interface or viewer to access the products.

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The new AFIS II user interface or viewer puts products into the hands of users.

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Reference

https://www.csir.co.za/south-africas-fire-spotting-system-now-faster-and-more-accurate

Key Takeaways

CSIR announced an upgrade to the Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS)
AFIS delivers active-fire locations in near-real time over southern and eastern Africa
AFIS II provides products to users through a new user interface or viewer
AFIS II uses data available within 10 minutes after a satellite passes overhead
Development involved collaboration between CSIR and Eskom
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Eskom