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Final Notice: MODIS Version 6.0 Land Data Products Decommissioned on July 31, 2023

Data Retiring
Issued
July 25, 2023
Resolved

The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) announced it will cease distribution of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Version 6.0 (V6.0) land data products on Monday, July 31, 2023. This will include all Terra MODIS, Aqua MODIS, and combined Terra+Aqua MODIS datasets with the exception of the Land Water Mask (MOD44W) and the Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function and Albedo (BRDF/Albedo) Gap-Filled Snow-Free (MCD43GF) data products. MODIS V6.0 data products will no longer be available for search and download from Data Pool, AppEEARS, NASA’s Earthdata Search, USGS EarthExplorer, or OPeNDAP.

The User Guides and Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents (ATBDs) for MODIS V6.0 data products will be retained and available via the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) landing pages on the LP DAAC website. The DOI landing pages will remain available as a permanent URL for historical information and citations.

Users are encouraged to transition to MODIS Version 6.1 (V6.1) data products. MODIS V6.1 offers additional data products that were not available in V6.0. The complete list of MODIS V6.1 datasets is listed in Earthdata Search.

MODIS V6.1 data products are available for download through the Data Pool and AppEEARS.

If you have questions, please contact LP DAAC User Services.

Details

Last Updated

June 12, 2025

Published

July 25, 2023

Data Center/Project

Land Processes DAAC (LP DAAC)