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MODIS Data Access and Tools

Data collected by NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) are integral for research of Earth's physical properties. Explore MODIS datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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Dataset Temporal Extent Version Data State Processing Level Data Format Related Topics
Files containing only extrapolated orbital metadata, to be read via SDP Toolkit, Binary Format 2016-01-24 6.1NRT ACTIVE Not provided BINARY ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS
MODIS/Terra Total Precipitable Water Vapor 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km - NRT 2017-10-11 6.1NRT ACTIVE 2 HDF-EOS Humidity, PRECIPITABLE WATER, WATER VAPOR
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 500m - NRT 2017-10-11 6.1NRT ACTIVE 1B HDF-EOS Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
MODIS/Aqua L2G Daytime Pointers, Daily 250m NRT 2021-02-07 6.1NRT ACTIVE 2G HDF-EOS VIEWING GEOMETRY
MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT 2021-02-07 6.1NRT ACTIVE 2 HDF-EOS Ice Extent, Ice Temperature, Ice Extent, Ice Temperature
MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices Daily Rolling-8-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid NRT 2021-02-07 6.1NRT ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS Vegetation Index, Reflectance
MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Optical Thickness Daily L3 Global 0.05-Deg CMA NRT 2021-02-07 6.1NRT ACTIVE 3 HDF-EOS Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
MODIS/Aqua Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles 5-Min L2 Swath 5km - NRT 2017-10-20 6.1NRT ACTIVE 2 HDF-EOS OZONE, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Storms, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure
MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT 2017-10-20 6.1NRT ACTIVE 2 HDF-EOS Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties
MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Aerosol Optical Depth Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid NRT 2022-08-01 to Present 6.1NRT ACTIVE 2G HDF-EOS Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
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MODIS Data Tools

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AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
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
HiTIDE Use HiTIDE to subset and download popular Level 2 (swath) datasets. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Downloading
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
SOTO State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. 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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