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Terra Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Terra satellite are integral for efforts to understand changes among Earth's interconnected systems. Explore Terra datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Terra 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 Prep Scripts | Access a collection of R and Python scripts to download data and perform basic data processing functions. | ||
| MISR Browse Tool | The MISR Browse Tool allows easy access to images from the MISR instrument. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| MISR Level 3 Data Browser | The MISR Level 3 Data Browser provides visualizations of select parameters available in the MISR Level 3 global data products. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| MISR Orbit Tool | The MISR Orbit Tool is an interactive interface for converting dates to MISR Orbit number and Orbit numbers to dates. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Burn Severity, Fire Progression, Landcover and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2014 | MODIS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE | 1997-07-07 to 2015-07-15 | N: 64.2509 S: 60.3334 E: -110.677 W: -121.604 | 1 | COMPLETE | 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 | MODIS | 2000-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | N: 32.6377 S: 22.7744 E: -108 W: -117 | 1 | COMPLETE | CSV | Multivariate ENSO Index, Sea Surface Temperature, Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
| Annual wildland fire emissions (WFEIS v0.5) for Conterminous US and Alaska, 2001-2013 | MODIS | 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | N: 71.41 S: 24.2 E: -65 W: -178.22 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Emissions, Forest Fire Danger Index, Fire Models, Wildfires, Forest Fire Science |
| Russian Boreal Forest Disturbance Maps Derived from Landsat Imagery, 1984-2000 | MODIS, TM, ETM+ | 1984-06-01 to 2000-08-31 | N: 65.3219 S: 43.7625 E: 138.627 W: 30.9828 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2012 | MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS, Computer | 1998-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | N: 70 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | GRID | Particulate Matter, Particulates |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 100 meter, HDF5 V003 | ASTER | 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 003 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 1 kilometer, HDF5 V003 | ASTER | 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 003 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps |
| Global Annual Average PM2.5 Grids from MODIS and MISR Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) | MODIS, MISR, Computer | 2001-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | GRID, GeoTIFF | Particulate Matter, Particulates |
| NACP: MODIS Daily Land Incident 4-km PAR Images For North America, 2003-2005 | MODIS | 2003-01-01 to 2005-12-31 | N: 90 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Reflectance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
| ASTER Orthorectified Digital Elevation Model (DEM) V003 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to Present | N: 83 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180 | 003 | ACTIVE | GeoTIFF | Topographical Relief Maps, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Visible Radiance, Infrared Radiance |
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