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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siberian Boreal Forest Aboveground Biomass and Fire Scar Maps, Russia, 1969-2007 | 1969-07-01 to 2007-07-26 | N: 69.8981 S: 64.7678 E: 166.474 W: 156.612 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Fire Ecology, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Dominant Species, Vegetation Index |
| ABoVE: Burn Severity, Fire Progression, Landcover and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2014 | 1997-07-07 to 2015-07-15 | N: 64.2509 S: 60.3334 E: -110.677 W: -121.604 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Dominant Species, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Fire Occurrence, Biomass, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| CMS: MODIS GPP, fPAR, and SST, and ENSO Index, Baja California, Mexico, 2000-2013 | 2000-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | N: 32.6377 S: 22.7744 E: -108 W: -117 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | CSV | Multivariate ENSO Index, Sea Surface Temperature, Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
| Annual wildland fire emissions (WFEIS v0.5) for Conterminous US and Alaska, 2001-2013 | 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | N: 71.41 S: 24.2 E: -65 W: -178.22 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Emissions, Forest Fire Danger Index, Fire Models, Wildfires, Forest Fire Science |
| Russian Boreal Forest Disturbance Maps Derived from Landsat Imagery, 1984-2000 | 1984-06-01 to 2000-08-31 | N: 65.3219 S: 43.7625 E: 138.627 W: 30.9828 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| CARVE: Alaskan Fire Emissions Database (AKFED), 2001-2013 | 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | N: 71.499 S: 58 E: -141 W: -168.5 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Biogeochemical Cycles, Forests, Emissions, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence |
| Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2012 | 1998-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | N: 70 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | 3 | GRID | Particulate Matter, Particulates |
| Global Annual Average PM2.5 Grids from MODIS and MISR Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) | 2001-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | 3 | GRID, GeoTIFF | Particulate Matter, Particulates |
| NACP: MODIS Daily Land Incident 4-km PAR Images For North America, 2003-2005 | 2003-01-01 to 2005-12-31 | N: 90 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Reflectance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
| Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Emissivity Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 | 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 003 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Snow Cover, Land Surface Temperature |
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