OPERA Surface Disturbance Map (Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2) for Hurricane Milton

Date of Images: 10/11/2024, 10/12/2024 Summary: The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology derived the disturbance maps using the OPERA Disturbance Alert from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (DIST-ALERT-HLS) products. The results posted here are preliminary and unvalidated results, primarily intended to aid the field response and people who want to have a rough first look at the surface disturbance extent. The ARIA-share website has always focused on posting preliminary results as fast as possible for disaster response. OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS The Disturbance product (DIST) maps per pixel vegetation disturbance (specifically, vegetation cover loss) from the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) scenes. We provide the vegetation disturbance status (VEG-DIST-STATUS) and the maximum vegetation anomaly value (VEG-ANOM-MAX) layers. Images are provided from October 2, 2024. Each image consists of multiple MGRS tiles that were merged together for a composite image saved as a GeoTIFF file. VEG-ANOM-MAX Difference between historical and current year observed vegetation cover at the date of maximum decrease (vegetation loss of 0-100%). This layer can be used to threshold vegetation disturbance per a given sensitivity (e.g. disturbance of >20% vegetation cover loss). The sum of the historical percent vegetation and the anomaly value will be the vegetation cover estimate for the current year. GEN-ANOM-MAX Maximum spectral distance between a current year HLS scene reflectance and the composite reflectance of previous calendar years. Generic disturbance, as determined from the variations of the reflectance through the HLS scenes, is intended to delineate generic changes outside of the vegetation cover loss theme. The DIST-ALERT HLS products have these flags: For VEG-ANOM-MAX layers, 255 represents No Data and is based on the Fmask layer of the source HLS granule. For the GEN-ANOM-MAX layer, -1 represents "No Data" and is based on the Fmask layer of the source HLS granule. Suggested Use: VEG-ANOM-MAX 0 (White) - 100 (Red): Maximum loss of percent vegetation 255: No data GEN-ANOM-MAX 0 (White) - Variable (Blue): Maximum spectral distance compared to composite reflectance of previous calendar years -1: No Data Satellite/Sensor: MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/B satellites and Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) on NASA's Landsat 9 satellite. Resolution: 30 meters Credits: NASA JPL-Caltech ARIA/OPERA Team The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024) and is produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group. Managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, OPERA funds and manages the DIST-ALERT-HLS product developed and produced by the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory at the University of Maryland. Additional Information: The OPERA DIST-HLS products have been in production since January 2022, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the Surface Disturbance product suite, please refer to the DIST Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dist-product-suite/ For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/ Data Download: https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20241010-Hurricane_Milton/DIST/ Esri REST Endpoint:

Dates of Images: November 4, 2025; November 2, 2025; October 30, 2025 Summary: The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology created maps of surface disturbance caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 using the OPERA Disturbance Alert from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (DIST-ALERT-HLS) products. The results posted here are preliminary and unvalidated results, primarily intended to aid the field response and people who wanted to have a rough first look at the surface disturbance. The ARIA-share website has always focused on posting preliminary results as fast as possible for disaster response. All information is provisional for use under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided with absolutely no warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS The Disturbance product (DIST) maps per pixel vegetation disturbance (specifically, vegetation cover loss) from the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) scenes. We provide the maximum vegetation anomaly value (VEG-ANOM-MAX) layer. All provided layers have been temporally filtered to include only disturbance detected following the start of Hurricane Melissa (starting October 28, 2025). Images are provided as GeoTIFF files. Note: Artifacts caused by clouds and cloud shadows are present in the product. The DIST-HLS product will eventually be updated to address these issues as more cloud-free data becomes available. VEG-ANOM-MAX: Difference between historical and current year observed vegetation cover at the date of maximum decrease (vegetation loss of 0-100%). This layer can be used to threshold vegetation disturbance per a given sensitivity (e.g. disturbance of >=20% vegetation cover loss). The sum of the historical percent vegetation and the anomaly value will be the vegetation cover estimate for the current year. Layer values: 0-100: Maximum loss of percent vegetation (suggested color: white to red gradient) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) Satellite/Sensor: MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/B satellites and Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) on NASA's Landsat 8/9 satellite. Resolution: 30 meters The DIST-ALERT-HLS products included here have these flags: 255 represents ''No Data'' and is based on the Fmask layer of the source HLS granule. OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS data availability: Note: some direct straight lines on the edges of domains or within the data may represent boundaries between satellites or satellite overpasses as this is a hybrid product from multiple distinct assets. The post-processed products are available to download at https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20251028_Hurricane_Melissa/DIST-HLS/ The OPERA DIST-HLS products have been in production since January 2022, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the Surface Disturbance product suite, please refer to the DIST Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dist-product-suite/ For more information about the GLAD project, visit https://glad.umd.edu/ For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/ Product POCs: Alexander Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov) Cole Speed (cole.speed@jpl.nasa.gov) Mary Grace Bato (bato@jpl.nasa.gov) Ines Fenni (ines.fenni@jpl.nasa.gov) Credits: The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2025) and is produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group. Managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, OPERA funds and manages the DIST-ALERT-HLS product developed and produced by the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory at the University of Maryland. NASA JPL-Caltech-UMD ARIA/OPERA Team ================== Last Update 06 November 2025

Researchers working with the Global Land Analysis & Discovery (GLAD) at University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland and Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, created maps of surface disturbance due to ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County in January 2025 using the OPERA Disturbance Alert from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (DIST-ALERT-HLS) products. The results posted here are preliminary results, primarily intended to aid the field response and people who wanted to have a rough first look at the area impacted by wildfire. The ARIA-share website has always focused on posting preliminary results as fast as possible for urgent response. All information is provisional for use under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided with absolutely no warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS The Disturbance product (DIST) maps per pixel vegetation disturbance (specifically, vegetation cover loss) from the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) scenes. We provide the (1) maximum vegetation anomaly value (VEG-ANOM-MAX) layer and (2) vegetation disturbance status (VEG-DIST-STATUS). All provided layers have been filtered to include only disturbance detected following the start of the Greater Los Angeles wildfires (starting Jan. 7, 2025). Images are provided from January 12 and January 14, 2025. The images are provided as GeoTIFF files. VEG-ANOM-MAX: Difference between historical and current year observed vegetation cover at the date of maximum decrease (vegetation loss of 0-100%). This layer can be used to threshold vegetation disturbance per a given sensitivity (e.g. disturbance of >=20% vegetation cover loss). The sum of the historical percent vegetation and the anomaly value will be the vegetation cover estimate for the current year. VEG-DIST-STATUS: Indication of vegetation cover loss (vegetation disturbance). The status label is based on the maximum anomaly value, confidence level, and whether it is ongoing or finished. "First" means the pixel has had an anomaly detection but no subsequent observations whether anomalous or not. ''Provisional'' means there have been two consecutive disturbance detections but not yet with high confidence. ''Confirmed'' means that vegetation disturbance is detected with high confidence. The label ''finished'' is applied to confirmed disturbances that have had two consecutive no-anomaly observations or one 15 days or more after the last anomaly detection. If a new disturbance is detected, it will overwrite those in a ''finished'' state. These labels are reported for both above and below the 50% disturbance threshold based on the maximum anomaly value. Satellite/Sensor: MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/B satellites and Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) on NASA's Landsat 8/9 satellite. Resolution: 30 meters The DIST-ALERT-HLS products included here have these flags: 255 represents ''No Data'' and is based on the Fmask layer of the source HLS granule. OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS data availability: The post-processed products are available to download at https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20250113-GreaterLosAngeles_Fires/DIST-HLS/ The OPERA DIST-HLS products have been in production since January 2022, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the Surface Disturbance product suite, please refer to the DIST Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dist-product-suite/ For more information about the GLAD project, visit https://glad.umd.edu/ For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/ Suggested Use for DIST-HLS: VEG-DIST-STATUS: Layer values: 0: No disturbance (suggested color: #121212) 1: first 2: provisional 3: confirmed 4: first >=50% (suggested color: #008888) 5: provisional >=50% (suggested color: #e48727) 6: confirmed >=50% (suggested color: #e01b07) 7: confirmed 8: confirmed >=50%, finished (suggested color: #dddddd) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) VEG-ANOM-MAX: Layer values: 0-100: Maximum loss of percent vegetation (suggested color: white to red gradient) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) Product POCs: Alexander L. Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov) Zhen Song (zhensong@umd.edu) Matt Hansen (mhansen@umd.edu) Steven Chan (steventsz.k.chan@jpl.nasa.gov) David Bekaert (david.bekaert@jpl.nasa.gov) Credits: The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024) and is produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group. Managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, OPERA funds and manages the DIST-ALERT-HLS product developed and produced by the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory at the University of Maryland. NASA JPL-Caltech-UMD ARIA/OPERA Team ================== Files: OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-ANOM-MAX_01-14-2025.tif: January 14, 2025 showing the maximum vegetation anomaly. OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-DIST-STATUS_01-14-2025.tif: January 14, 2025 showing the status anomaly. OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-ANOM-MAX_20250112.tif: January 12, 2025 showing the maximum vegetation anomaly. OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-DIST-STATUS_20250112.tif: January 12, 2025 showing the status anomaly. Last Update 14 January 2025 Service URL: https://gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/home/item.html?id=3a64b84ac45040a4bc78adf5872ad7de WMS Endpoint: https://gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/services/DISASTERS_202501_FIRE_CA/2501_opera_dist_hls/ImageServer/WMSServer Data Download: https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20250113-GreaterLosAngeles_Fires/DIST-HLS/

Researchers working with the Global Land Analysis & Discovery (GLAD) at University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland and Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, created maps of surface disturbance due to ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County in January 2025 using the OPERA Disturbance Alert from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (DIST-ALERT-HLS) products. The results posted here are preliminary results, primarily intended to aid the field response and people who wanted to have a rough first look at the area impacted by wildfire. The ARIA-share website has always focused on posting preliminary results as fast as possible for urgent response. All information is provisional for use under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided with absolutely no warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS The Disturbance product (DIST) maps per pixel vegetation disturbance (specifically, vegetation cover loss) from the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) scenes. We provide the (1) maximum vegetation anomaly value (VEG-ANOM-MAX) layer and (2) vegetation disturbance status (VEG-DIST-STATUS). All provided layers have been filtered to include only disturbance detected following the start of the Greater Los Angeles wildfires (starting Jan. 7, 2025). Images are provided from January 12, 2025. The images are provided as GeoTIFF files. VEG-ANOM-MAX: Difference between historical and current year observed vegetation cover at the date of maximum decrease (vegetation loss of 0-100%). This layer can be used to threshold vegetation disturbance per a given sensitivity (e.g. disturbance of ≥20% vegetation cover loss). The sum of the historical percent vegetation and the anomaly value will be the vegetation cover estimate for the current year. VEG-DIST-STATUS: Indication of vegetation cover loss (vegetation disturbance). The status label is based on the maximum anomaly value, confidence level, and whether it is ongoing or finished. “First†means the pixel has had an anomaly detection but no subsequent observations whether anomalous or not. ''Provisional'' means there have been two consecutive disturbance detections but not yet with high confidence. ''Confirmed'' means that vegetation disturbance is detected with high confidence. The label ''finished'' is applied to confirmed disturbances that have had two consecutive no-anomaly observations or one 15 days or more after the last anomaly detection. If a new disturbance is detected, it will overwrite those in a ''finished'' state. These labels are reported for both above and below the 50% disturbance threshold based on the maximum anomaly value. Satellite/Sensor: MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/B satellites and Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) on NASA’s Landsat 8/9 satellite. Resolution: 30 meters The DIST-ALERT-HLS products included here have these flags: 255 represents ''No Data'' and is based on the Fmask layer of the source HLS granule. OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS data availability: The post-processed products are available to download at https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20250113-GreaterLosAngeles_Fires/DIST-HLS/ The OPERA DIST-HLS products have been in production since January 2022, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the Surface Disturbance product suite, please refer to the DIST Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dist-product-suite/ For more information about the GLAD project, visit https://glad.umd.edu/ For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/ Suggested Use for DIST-HLS: VEG-DIST-STATUS: Layer values: 0: No disturbance (suggested color: #121212) 1: first 2: provisional 3: confirmed 4: first >=50% (suggested color: #008888) 5: provisional >=50% (suggested color: #e48727) 6: confirmed >=50% (suggested color: #e01b07) 7: confirmed 8: confirmed >=50%, finished (suggested color: #dddddd) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) VEG-ANOM-MAX Layer values: 0-100: Maximum loss of percent vegetation (suggested color: white to red gradient) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) Product POCs: Alexander L. Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov) Zhen Song (zhensong@umd.edu) Matt Hansen (mhansen@umd.edu) Steven Chan (steventsz.k.chan@jpl.nasa.gov) David Bekaert (david.bekaert@jpl.nasa.gov) Credits: The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024) and is produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group. Managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, OPERA funds and manages the DIST-ALERT-HLS product developed and produced by the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory at the University of Maryland. NASA JPL-Caltech-UMD ARIA/OPERA Team ================== Files: OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-ANOM-MAX_20250112.tif: January 12, 2025 showing the maximum vegetation anomaly. OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-DIST-STATUS_20250112.tif: January 12, 2025 showing the status anomaly. Last Update 14 January 2025 WMS Endpoint:  https://gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/services/DISASTERS_CA_WILDFIRES_202501/202501_opera_dist_hls_gl/ImageServer/WMSServer

Researchers working with the Global Land Analysis & Discovery (GLAD) at University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland and Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, created maps of surface disturbance due to ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County in January 2025 using the OPERA Disturbance Alert from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (DIST-ALERT-HLS) products. The results posted here are preliminary results, primarily intended to aid the field response and people who wanted to have a rough first look at the area impacted by wildfire. The ARIA-share website has always focused on posting preliminary results as fast as possible for urgent response. All information is provisional for use under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided with absolutely no warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS The Disturbance product (DIST) maps per pixel vegetation disturbance (specifically, vegetation cover loss) from the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) scenes. We provide the (1) maximum vegetation anomaly value (VEG-ANOM-MAX) layer and (2) vegetation disturbance status (VEG-DIST-STATUS). All provided layers have been filtered to include only disturbance detected following the start of the Greater Los Angeles wildfires (starting Jan. 7, 2025). Images are provided from January 12 and January 14, 2025. The images are provided as GeoTIFF files. VEG-ANOM-MAX: Difference between historical and current year observed vegetation cover at the date of maximum decrease (vegetation loss of 0-100%). This layer can be used to threshold vegetation disturbance per a given sensitivity (e.g. disturbance of >=20% vegetation cover loss). The sum of the historical percent vegetation and the anomaly value will be the vegetation cover estimate for the current year. VEG-DIST-STATUS: Indication of vegetation cover loss (vegetation disturbance). The status label is based on the maximum anomaly value, confidence level, and whether it is ongoing or finished. "First" means the pixel has had an anomaly detection but no subsequent observations whether anomalous or not. ''Provisional'' means there have been two consecutive disturbance detections but not yet with high confidence. ''Confirmed'' means that vegetation disturbance is detected with high confidence. The label ''finished'' is applied to confirmed disturbances that have had two consecutive no-anomaly observations or one 15 days or more after the last anomaly detection. If a new disturbance is detected, it will overwrite those in a ''finished'' state. These labels are reported for both above and below the 50% disturbance threshold based on the maximum anomaly value. Satellite/Sensor: MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/B satellites and Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) on NASA's Landsat 8/9 satellite. Resolution: 30 meters The DIST-ALERT-HLS products included here have these flags: 255 represents ''No Data'' and is based on the Fmask layer of the source HLS granule. OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS data availability: The post-processed products are available to download at https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20250113-GreaterLosAngeles_Fires/DIST-HLS/ The OPERA DIST-HLS products have been in production since January 2022, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the Surface Disturbance product suite, please refer to the DIST Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dist-product-suite/ For more information about the GLAD project, visit https://glad.umd.edu/ For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/ Suggested Use for DIST-HLS: VEG-DIST-STATUS: Layer values: 0: No disturbance (suggested color: #121212) 1: first 2: provisional 3: confirmed 4: first >=50% (suggested color: #008888) 5: provisional >=50% (suggested color: #e48727) 6: confirmed >=50% (suggested color: #e01b07) 7: confirmed 8: confirmed >=50%, finished (suggested color: #dddddd) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) VEG-ANOM-MAX: Layer values: 0-100: Maximum loss of percent vegetation (suggested color: white to red gradient) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) Product POCs: Alexander L. Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov) Zhen Song (zhensong@umd.edu) Matt Hansen (mhansen@umd.edu) Steven Chan (steventsz.k.chan@jpl.nasa.gov) David Bekaert (david.bekaert@jpl.nasa.gov) Credits: The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024) and is produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group. Managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, OPERA funds and manages the DIST-ALERT-HLS product developed and produced by the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory at the University of Maryland. NASA JPL-Caltech-UMD ARIA/OPERA Team ================== Files: OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-ANOM-MAX_01-14-2025.tif: January 14, 2025 showing the maximum vegetation anomaly. OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-DIST-STATUS_01-14-2025.tif: January 14, 2025 showing the status anomaly. OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-ANOM-MAX_20250112.tif: January 12, 2025 showing the maximum vegetation anomaly. OPERA-DIST-ALERT-HLS-VEG-DIST-STATUS_20250112.tif: January 12, 2025 showing the status anomaly. Last Update 14 January 2025 Service URL: WMS Endpoint: Data Download: https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20250113-GreaterLosAngeles_Fires/DIST-HLS/

Dates of Images: 20260724T1849, 20260725T1843, 20260727T1901 (GMT) (YYYYMMDDTHHMM) Summary: The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology produced maximum vegetation anomaly loss and disturbance status, using the OPERA Surface Disturbance Alert from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (DIST-ALERT-HLS) dataset. The dataset provided includes two product types: Vegetation Disturbance Status maps on individual dates Maximum Vegetation Anomaly loss maps on individual dates Dates and Input Data: Images: June 24, July 25, and July 27, 2026 Products are generated from OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS satellite imagery and mosaicked across tiles to provide continuous coverage. Product Description: Surface Disturbance, specifically vegetation loss, is identified from optical satellite imagery and mapped at 30 m spatial resolution. The Vegetation Disturbance Status layer indicates the confidence that vegetation loss has occurred, and whether the disturbance is still ongoing or has ended. The Max Vegetation Anomaly loss shows how much vegetation has been lost at each location, based on the largest change observed during the time period. As the number of post-event images increase, the confidence in the detections increases. Note we applied a temporal filter to these products. The temporal filter was used to remove any surface disturbance that occurred prior to the onset of the wildfires. Caveats and Limitations: This product detects vegetation loss due to any reason. Importantly, not all detected changes are due to wildfire on June 28, 2026. These results are intended to support rapid emergency response. All information is provisional for use under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided with absolutely no warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. Suggested Use: The OPERA DIST-ALERT-HLS maps per pixel vegetation disturbance (specifically, vegetation cover loss) from the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) scenes. We provide the (1) maximum vegetation anomaly value (VEG-ANOM-MAX) layer and (2) vegetation disturbance status (VEG-DIST-STATUS). All provided layers have been filtered to include only disturbance detected following the start of the fires. VEG-ANOM-MAX: Difference between 3 year historical baseline and current year observed vegetation cover at the date of maximum decrease (vegetation loss of 0-100%). This layer can be used to threshold vegetation disturbance per a given sensitivity (e.g. disturbance of >=20% vegetation cover loss). Layer Values: 0-100: Maximum loss of percent vegetation (suggested color: white to red gradient) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) File names: OPERA_L3_DIST-ALERT-HLS_V1_VEG-ANOM-MAX_20260724T1849_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DIST-ALERT-HLS_V1_VEG-ANOM-MAX_20260725T1843_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DIST-ALERT-HLS_V1_VEG-ANOM-MAX_20260727T1901_mosaic.tif VEG-DIST-STATUS: Indication of vegetation cover loss (vegetation disturbance). The status label is based on the maximum anomaly value, confidence level, and whether it is ongoing or finished. ''First'' means the pixel has had an anomaly detection but no subsequent observations whether anomalous or not. ''Provisional'' means there have been two consecutive disturbance detections but not yet with high confidence. ''Confirmed'' means that vegetation disturbance is detected with high confidence. The label ''finished'' is applied to confirmed disturbances that have had two consecutive no-anomaly observations or one 15 days or more after the last anomaly detection. If a new disturbance is detected, it will overwrite those in a ''finished'' state. These labels are reported for both above and below the 50% disturbance threshold based on the maximum anomaly value. Layer Values: 0: No disturbance (suggested color: #121212) 1: first 2: provisional 3: confirmed 4: first >=50% (suggested color: #008888) 5: provisional >=50% (suggested color: #e48727) 6: confirmed >=50% (suggested color: #e01b07) 7: confirmed 8: confirmed >=50%, finished (suggested color: #dddddd) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) File names: OPERA_L3_DIST-ALERT-HLS_V1_VEG-DIST-STATUS_20260724T1849_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DIST-ALERT-HLS_V1_VEG-DIST-STATUS_20260725T1843_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DIST-ALERT-HLS_V1_VEG-DIST-STATUS_20260727T1901_mosaic.tif Satellite/Sensor/Resolution: Satellite/Sensor: Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) derived from MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/2B/2C satellites and Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) on NASA/USGS Landsat 8/9 satellites. Spatial Resolution: 30 meters Temporal Resolution: Sub-weekly Credits: The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel-2 and NASA Landsat 8/9 data, processed by the European Space Agency and NASA. Data were analyzed by the NASA-JPL/Caltech ARIA/OPERA team. The DIST products are produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group, and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The DIST-ALERT-HLS product was developed and produced by the OPERA Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory at the University of Maryland. NASA JPL-Caltech-UMD ARIA/OPERA Team Product POCs: Cole Speed (cole.speed@jpl.nasa.gov) Mary Grace Bato (bato@jpl.nasa.gov) Alexander Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov )