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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
The webinar introduces satellite remote sensing, radiance conversion, image classification, and geophysical product creation, and more.
Webinar
Jan. 29, 2021
Learn how MODIS data helped researchers assess the impact of pandemic-triggered lockdowns on air pollution in India.
Data in Action
Jan. 4, 2021
Discover how LP DAAC data supports long-term vegetation trend analysis in East Africa and live fuel moisture estimation in fire-prone shrublands of Spain.
Data in Action
Nov. 30, 2020
Discover how a NASA DEVELOP team used NASA Earth science remote sensing data to observe the impacts urban growth has had on the city of Huntsville, Alabama.
Data in Action
Nov. 17, 2020
This ARSET training covers the use of remote sensing in determining and explaining urban heat islands, and ways to mitigate the effects.
Training
Nov. 10-24, 2020
This ARSET training focuses on mapping and monitoring mangroves and how it aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Training
Nov. 5-19, 2020
During this webinar we will introduce several of the NSIDC DAAC snow-focused NASA missions and data products, followed by a live demonstration teaching participants how to discover, access, and couple snow data across varying geospatial scales using Python.
Webinar
Nov. 4, 2020
This ARSET training covers how to access VIIRS data products, the differences between VIIRS and MODIS, and its air quality applications.
Training
Oct. 22, 2020
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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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