The CSIR Meraka in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Environmental Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and South African National Space Agency are pleased to announce the launch of the Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS) mobile app for Apple iOS and Android devices. The app provides fire managers, farmers and disaster personnel with a tool on their smart devices to receive information regarding the prediction, detection, monitoring and assessment of wild fires across Southern Africa as well as globally.

Main features include:

Current wildfire locations detected by satellite

5 Day Fire Danger forecast for any location

Day since last burn at any location

Current vegetation conditions (curing factor)

Geo tagged photo uploads of fires across the region

Fire alert push notifications

The AFIS mobile app forms part of the larger AFIS System that supports fire managers across the globe with both historical and near real time fire information. The system utilises information from various sources including earth observation satellites and numerical weather prediction models to assist in fire management.

The mobile app is available for free to all users with Apple IPhones and Ipads as well as to all Android devices.

Please visit the AFIS website for more information

Philip Frost
Research Group Leader – EO Apps
CSIR Meraka
pfrost@csir.co.za 
0824926265