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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.
Datasets
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLSCP II FASIR-adjusted NDVI, 1982-1998 | 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II GIMMS Monthly NDVI, 1981-2002 | 1981-07-01 to 2002-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Global Gridded Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1990 | 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Population Distribution |
| ISLSCP II Global Population of the World | 1990-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Population Size, Population Distribution |
| ISLSCP II Historical Croplands Cover, 1700-1992 | 1700-01-01 to 1992-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Historical Land Cover and Land Use, 1700-1990 | 1700-01-01 to 1990-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II IGBP DISCover and SiB Land Cover, 1992-1993 | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Leaf Area Index (LAI) from Field Measurements, 1932-2000 | 1932-01-01 to 2000-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | CSV | Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) Albedo, 2002 | 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Reflectance, Albedo |
| ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) IGBP Land Cover, 2000-2001 | 2000-10-01 to 2001-10-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Use Classes, Vegetation Cover, Albedo |
| ISLSCP II Monthly Snow-Free Albedo, 1982-1998, and Background Soil Reflectance | 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II NOAA 5-year Average Monthly Snow-free Albedo from AVHRR | 1985-04-01 to 1991-03-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Potential Natural Vegetation Cover | 1992-04-01 to 1993-04-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | ASCII | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Index, Deciduous Vegetation, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Snow-Free, Spatially Complete, 16 Day Albedo, 2002 | 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Reflectance, Albedo |
| LBA-ECO LC-02 Hot Pixel Fire Indicator Data for Tri-national MAP Region: 2003-2006 | 2003-01-01 to 2006-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | CSV | Fire Occurrence, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| LBA-ECO LC-07 Amazon Floodplain Lake Chlorophyll from MODIS, Para, Brazil: 2002-2003 | 2002-04-01 to 2003-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Wetlands, Chlorophyll, Lakes/Reservoirs |
| LBA-ECO LC-15 Vegetation Cover Types from MODIS, 1-km, Amazon Basin: 2000-2001 | 2000-10-31 to 2001-12-09 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Land Use Classes, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| LBA-ECO LC-22 Field Validation of MODIS Deforestation Detection, Brazil, 2005 | 2005-03-17 to 2005-03-24 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Forests, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| LBA-ECO LC-22 Land Cover from MODIS Vegetation Indices, Mato Grosso, Brazil | 2000-09-01 to 2004-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Vegetation Index |
| LBA-ECO LC-22 Post-deforestation Land Use, Mato Grosso, Brazil: 2001-2005 | 2001-08-01 to 2005-07-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Deforestation |
| LBA-ECO LC-22 Vegetation Cover Types from MODIS, 500-m, South America: 2000-2001 | 2000-11-01 to 2001-11-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| LBA-ECO LC-23 ASTER and MODIS Fire Data Comparison for Brazil: 2003-2004 | 2003-01-19 to 2004-02-07 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Wildfires |
| LBA-ECO LC-23 Characterization of Vegetation Fire Dynamics for Brazil: 2001-2003 | 2001-01-01 to 2003-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Reflectance, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence |
| LBA-ECO LC-24 Forest Cover Map from MODIS, 500-m, South America: 2001 | 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31 | 2 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Use Classes, Vegetation Cover, Forests |
| LBA-ECO LC-31 Historical Land-Use in the Amazon: 1940-1995 | 1940-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-3 | Agricultural Lands, Land Use Classes |
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