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Aqua Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Aqua satellite are integral for efforts to characterize the Earth's water cycle. Explore Aqua datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Aqua 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 | |
| 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 | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Aerosol Optical Thickness Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid V006 | MODIS | 2000-02-26 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness |
| MODIS/Aqua Surface Reflectance 8-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V006 | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-26 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF Model Parameters 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V006 | MODIS | 2000-02-26 to 2023-02-17 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 006 | DEPRECATED | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| Tree Cover Estimates at 30 m Resolution for Mexico, 2016-2018 | MSS, CAMERAS, MODIS, OLI, Computer | 2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | N: 32.7192 S: 14.5333 E: -86.7008 W: -118.404 | 1 | COMPLETE | COG | Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover |
| Annual PM2.5 Concentrations for Countries and Urban Areas, 1998-2016 | Computer, MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS | 1998-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | N: 69.85 S: -54.85 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.00 | COMPLETE | Shapefile, Excel | Particulate Matter, Particulates, Sustainability |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Vegetation Index from MAIAC, Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Surface Reflectance (Bands 1-7) from MAIAC, Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua AOD and Water Vapor from MAIAC, Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Surface Reflectance (Bands 8-12) from MAIAC, Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 061 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS2 | Reflectance |
| NACP Regional: Gridded 1-deg Observation Data and Biosphere and Inverse Model Outputs | MODIS | 1990-01-01 to 2007-12-31 | N: 84 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Carbon, Evapotranspiration, Ecosystem Functions, Agricultural Lands, Primary Production |
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