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MODIS Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.
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MODIS Learning Resources
This ARSET training introduces how to use remote sensing and spectrometry to monitor aquatic and coastal vegetation.
Training
July 12-19, 2022
This ARSET training focuses on using NASA data products for monitoring human settlements and landscapes during armed conflict and forced displacement.
Training
June 14-23, 2022
This ARSET training focuses on introducing evapotranspiration (ET) products derived from remote sensing observations.
Training
June 1-15, 2022
Join us to learn how to search and order datasets from NASA's Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center (LAADS DAAC). Subsetting, reprojection, and data output post-processing operations in the Find Data tool will also be featured.
Webinar
May 18, 2022
Join us to learn how to discover, subset, access and visualize both MODIS and VIIRS data products using a suite of user-friendly tools developed by NASA's ORNL DAAC.
Webinar
April 19, 2022
Through NASA FIRMS, users can interactively view fire data via the Fire Map, search for both VIIRS and MODIS active fires/hotspots and sign-up to receive automated Fire Email Alerts for their geographic areas of interest. Join us to learn more!
Webinar
April 19, 2022
Want to learn how to use R and Python to work with remote sensing data? Join us as we demonstrate how to perform basic data preparation, processing, computation, and visualization techniques using ASTER and VIIRS Surface Reflectance data.
Webinar
April 18, 2022
Learn how SeaBASS can be leveraged for data search, discovery, and access, and will demonstrate how SeaBASS supports NASA’s ocean color satellite products and the broader scientific community.
Webinar
April 18, 2022
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A new comparison feature in the most recently released version of NASA’s Worldview data visualization application makes it easy to compare two images.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
Since 1999, NASA’s Terra Earth observing satellite has completed more than 100,000 orbits. The instrument data from this workhorse satellite has resulted in one of the longest continuous data records of our planet ever recorded from space.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
LANCE has started generating NRT daily 8-day rolling datasets following requests from the dust modeling and agricultural monitoring communities.
News
Nov. 4, 2020
A recent study reviewed the impact of satellite data in accurately forecasting the path of Hurricane Sandy. The study showed that AIRS NRT data from NASA’s polar-orbiting satellites significantly improve these predictions.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
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