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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 BRDF/Albedo Black Sky Albedo Band4 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006 | 2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo White Sky Albedo Band6 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006 | 2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance |
| MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 | 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-26 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra Leaf Area Index/FPAR 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 | 2000-02-18 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | COMPLETE | 4 | HDF-EOS2 | Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI) |
| MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V006 | 2000-02-18 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Parameter2 Band6 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006 | 2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo QA SnowStatus Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006 | 2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance |
| MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 6km SIN Grid V006 | 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-25 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF/Albedo Black Sky Albedo Shortwave Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V006 | 2000-02-16 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Direct Broadcast Burned Area Monthly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 | 2000-11-01 to 2022-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence |
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