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NASA DEVELOP teams used MODIS and ASTER data to address wildfire impacts, flooding risks, and wildlife conservation through remote sensing.
Data in Action
Nov. 18, 2015
Discover how NASA data support amphibian habitat mapping, classification of Amazonian wetland vegetation, and flood regime monitoring in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Data in Action
Oct. 28, 2015
Learn how MODIS data were used to update the 1992 Montana Climate Atlas to better understand the state's climate and how it relates to resources and industries.
Data in Action
Oct. 21, 2015
Discover how MODIS data help track changes in snow water equivalents in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to help forecast drought in California.
Data in Action
Sept. 30, 2015
Examining changes and recovery of the Chandeleur Barrier Islands post-Hurricane Katrina using remote sensing data.
Data in Action
Aug. 26, 2015
See how a NASA DEVELOP team used MODIS data to create a drought-monitoring tool to benefit the agriculture and energy sectors.
Data in Action
July 1, 2015
See how MODIS data are used to determine areas susceptible to water-stress to show the relative health of the vegetation compared to the same area with healthy vegetation.
Data in Action
June 25, 2015
Discover how researchers used NASA remote sensing data to analyze the eruption of Calbuco Volcano and its impact on the surrounding environment.
Data in Action
May 29, 2015
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Feb. 24, 2015, marks the fifteenth anniversary of the first data imaged from the Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument.
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Feb. 24, 2015
New imagery products are now available in GIBS in the Geographic, North Polar Stereographic, South Polar Stereographic, and Web Mercator projections.
Blog
Sept. 22, 2014
GIBS will be expanding the data range and palette of the MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth products.
Blog
March 12, 2014
Two product suites offer orthorectified images similar to a map with near-vertical views for every location.
News
Feb. 26, 2007
Download a set of instructions to create your own origami globe created using MODIS land cover data.
News
Oct. 6, 2006
The ASTER Overpass Predictor tool allows users to anticipate future ASTER satellite overpasses, improving data planning for remote sensing projects.
News
April 27, 2005
Access Land Data Operational Products Evaluation (LDOPE) tools hosted by NASA's NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC).
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March 30, 2004
On Nov. 20, 2003, the LP DAAC data archive holdings crossed the one petabyte threshold in volume.
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Nov. 29, 2003
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