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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.
Datasets
| Dataset | Temporal Extent | Version Sort ascending | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location and Permanency of Water Bodies in the African Sahel Region from 2003-2011 | 2003-01-01 to 2011-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-3 | Inundation, Lakes/Reservoirs, Total Surface Water |
| SAFARI 2000 Estimated BVOC Emissions for Southern African Land Cover Types | 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | CSV | Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Characteristics, Cloud Frequency, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Air Temperature |
| LBA-ECO LC-22 Post-deforestation Land Use, Mato Grosso, Brazil: 2001-2005 | 2001-08-01 to 2005-07-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Deforestation |
| CARVE: Alaskan Fire Emissions Database (AKFED), 2001-2013 | 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Biogeochemical Cycles, Forests, Emissions, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence |
| Terra MODIS Level-1 Geolocation Product Data, version 1 | 2000-02-24 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 1 | netCDF-4 | Geolocation |
| SAFARI 2000 ASTER and MODIS Fire Data Comparison, Dry Season 2001 | 2001-08-05 to 2001-10-05 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | ASCII | Land Surface Temperature |
| ISLSCP II AVHRR Albedo and BRDF, 1995 | 1995-02-01 to 1995-07-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Albedo, Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Vegetation Cover |
| ISLSCP II NOAA 5-year Average Monthly Snow-free Albedo from AVHRR | 1985-04-01 to 1991-03-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics |
| ABoVE: Fractional Open Water Cover for Pan-Arctic and ABoVE-Domain Regions, 2002-2015 | 2002-06-20 to 2015-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Total Surface Water, Droughts, Floods, Inundation |
| NACP Regional: Supplemental Gridded Observations, Biosphere and Inverse Model Outputs | 1990-01-01 to 2008-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | Shapefile | Carbon, Ecosystem Functions, Primary Production, Agricultural Lands, Forests |
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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 | |
| HiTIDE | Use HiTIDE to subset and download popular Level 2 (swath) datasets. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Downloading | |
| 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 | |
| SOTO | State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. | 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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