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FAO launches NASA-Developed Fire Monitoring System
August 11, 2010
ROME, Aug. 11 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news release:

FAO today has launched a new online portal on fire information and real time monitoring to help countries to control fire effectively and protect property and natural resources. The new Global Fire Information Management System (GFIMS) detects fire hotspots from satellites operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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