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MODIS Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) are integral for research of Earth's physical properties. Explore MODIS datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
MODIS Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRMS | The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. | Access, Visualization | |
| LDOPE | Access a range of software tools designed to manipulate, visualize, and analyze MODIS and VIIRS data. | Analysis, Visualization | |
| LP DAAC Data Pool | Access LP DAAC data files via HTTPS. | Access | |
| Similarity Search | Similarity Search uses machine learning to make it easier for scientists to comb through millions of images and locate sets of similar examples. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| TESViS | The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. | Visualization, Subsetting | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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Datasets
| Dataset | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Surface Radiation Daily/3-Hour L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 | 2000-02-24 to 2024-06-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Shortwave Radiation |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Downward Shortwave Radiation Daily/3-Hour L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 | 2000-02-24 to 2024-06-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Shortwave Radiation |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Photosynthetically Active Radiation Daily/3-Hour L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 | 2000-02-24 to 2024-06-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy |
| MODIS-derived Aggregate, Woody and Herbaceous Leaf Area Index for Africa, 2002-2022 | 2002-07-05 to 2022-07-29 | N: 20.02 S: -40.02 E: 63.8625 W: -21.2839 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 | LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI) |
| Arctic Boreal Annual Burned Area, Circumpolar Boreal Forest and Tundra, V2, 2002-2022 | 2002-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | N: 83.626 S: 50 E: 177.16 W: -179.522 | 2 | COMPLETE | 3 | COG | Forests, Fire Occurrence, Reforestation, Burned Area |
| Global MODIS and FLUXNET-derived Daily Gross Primary Production, V2 | 2000-03-01 to 2020-08-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 classic | Primary Production, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Gross Primary Production (gpp), Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra Land Water Mask Derived from MODIS and SRTM L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V061 | 2000-01-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance, Total Surface Water |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS L3 Albedo and Land Cover Data, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 | 2000-07-11 to 2000-10-15 | N: 5 S: -30 E: 60 W: 5 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Reflectance, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD05_L2 Water Vapor Summary Data for Southern Africa | 2000-02-24 to 2002-03-04 | N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | REFLECTED INFRARED, Water Vapor, Total Precipitable Water |
| SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD04_L2 Aerosol Summary Data for Southern Africa | 2000-02-26 to 2001-12-31 | N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Frequency |
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