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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS/Terra L0 PDS Data 5-Min Swath - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-05 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | binary | SENSOR COUNTS, SENSOR COUNTS |
| MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature |
| Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Uncertainty Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 | ASTER, MODIS | 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 003 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Snow Cover, Land Surface Temperature |
| MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Lake Ice, Snow Cover, Lake Ice, Snow Cover |
| MODIS/Aqua Terra Thermal Anomalies/Fire locations 1km FIRMS NRT (Vector data) | MODIS | 2019-12-15 | N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | TXT | Fire Dynamics, Surface Radiative Properties, Land Surface Temperature |
| MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Quality Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF | Reflectance |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 3-day GeoTIFF | MODIS | 2021-03-15 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1 | ACTIVE | GeoTIFF | Floods, Floods |
| MODIS/Terra Thermal Bands Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid Day NRT | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Land Surface Temperature |
| MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 1km - NRT | MODIS | 2017-10-11 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF Model Parameters Daily NRT L3 Global 1km SIN Grid | MODIS | 2023-09-10 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 6.1NRT | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS | Reflectance |
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