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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Burn Severity, Fire Progression, and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2015-2016 | 2015-05-20 to 2016-08-08 | N: 68.327 S: 59.927 E: -106.759 W: -135.543 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | CSV | Soil Temperature, Fire Occurrence, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Cover, Soil Moisture/Water Content |
| Fire Intensity and Burn Severity Metrics for Circumpolar Boreal Forests, 2001-2013 | 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | N: 80 S: 40 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Fire Dynamics, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Albedo, Forests, Burned Area |
| Global Forest Cover Change Tree Cover Multi-Year Global 30m V003 | 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 003 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Forest Management |
| Global Forest Cover Change Forest Cover Change Multi-Year Global 30m V001 | 1990-01-01 to 2004-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 001 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Forest Harvesting and Engineering |
| Global Forest Cover Change Water Cover 2000 Global 30m V001 | 1999-06-29 to 2003-01-14 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 001 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Total Surface Water |
| Global Forest Cover Change Surface Reflectance Estimates Multi-Year Global 30m V001 | 1984-03-12 to 2011-12-25 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 001 | COMPLETE | 2 | GeoTIFF | Reflectance |
| Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Crop Mask 2010 Global 1 km V001 | 2007-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 001 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Vegetation Cover, Cropland |
| Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Crop Dominance 2010 Global 1 km V001 | 2007-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 001 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Vegetation Cover, Cropland |
| CARVE Modeled Gross Ecosystem CO2 Exchange and Respiration, Alaska, 2012-2014 | 2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | N: 73 S: 55 E: -134 W: -179 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-3 | Primary Production, Respiration Rate, Biogeochemical Cycles, Carbon |
| Distribution of Estimated Stand Age Across Siberian Larch Forests, 1989-2012 | 1989-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | N: 67 S: 49 E: 143 W: 90 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Forests, Infrared Imagery, Burned Area, Reforestation |
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