FINNv1 has been designed to use any fire detection data
available. However, for the default model described here,
the location and timing for the fires are identified globally
by the MODIS Thermal Anomalies Product (Giglio et al.,
2006). This product provides detections of active fires based
on observations from the MODIS instruments onboard the
NASA Terra and Aqua polar orbiting satellites. Processed
fire detections, from the MODIS Rapid Response (MRR)
or the MODIS Data Processing System (MODAPS) Collection
5, are obtained directly from the University of Maryland
(NASA/University of Maryland, 2002; Davies et al.,
2009).