WildFireSat is the first government-owned satellite mission specifically designed to monitor all active wildland fires across Canada daily. This mission will provide timely, essential data to track fire activity and support fire management efforts. WildFireSat is a shared initiative between Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Explore our collection of publications (planning, technical, research, promotional and educational, proceedings, e-bulletin) to see how the WildFireSat mission is supporting wildland fire management. New publications are added periodically.
Planning – strategic approaches for the WildFireSat mission
Technical – detailed technical information and reports
Research – peer-reviewed scientific publications
- A cost-benefit analysis of WildFireSat, a wildfire monitoring satellite mission for Canada (2024)
- Canadian Fire Management Agency Readiness for WildFireSat: Assessment and Strategies for Enhanced Preparedness (2023)
- Development of the User Requirements for the Canadian WildFireSat Satellite Mission (2020)
Promotional and Educational – general information to learn more about WildFireSat and satellite Earth observation
- WildFireSat: The world's first purpose-built operational satellite system for monitoring wildfires (2025)
- When will I get new VIIRS hotspot data? (2025)
- Wildfires from Space: the end of MODIS Fire Data: an update on the MODIS and WildFireSat missions (2023)
- Wildfires from Space: a synthesis of satellite missions for active fire monitoring (2023)
Proceedings – summaries of key workshops and meetings
WildFireSat e-bulletin – information about the progress of the WildFireSat mission issued several times a year
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