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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Surface Reflectance 8-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V061 | 2000-02-18 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 | 2000-02-24 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250m SIN Grid V061 | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | 2G | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250m SIN Grid V061 | 2000-02-24 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | 2G | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 1km and 500m SIN Grid V061 | 2002-07-04 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | 2G | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 1km and 500m SIN Grid V061 | 2000-02-24 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | 2G | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| ABoVE: Wildfire Date of Burning within Fire Scars across Alaska and Canada, 2001-2019 | 2001-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | N: 70.1592 S: 41.7456 E: -53.8267 W: -178.841 | 1.1 | COMPLETE | 4 | Shapefile | Fire Occurrence, Fire Dynamics, Burned Area |
| Gross Primary Production Maps of Tidal Wetlands across Conterminous USA, 2000-2019 | 2000-03-05 to 2019-11-17 | N: 47.6967 S: 23.5017 E: -65.9019 W: -128.026 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Wetlands, Wetlands, Wetlands, Coastal, Gross Primary Production (gpp) |
| ABoVE: High Resolution Cloud-Free Snow Cover Extent and Snow Depth, Alaska, 2001-2017 | 2001-01-01 to 2017-12-30 | N: 71.4215 S: 55.5667 E: -132.576 W: -179.18 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 classic | Snow Cover, Snow Depth |
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