LANCE Citation, Acknowledgements, and Disclaimer

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Acknowledgements

We request that end users add the following acknowledgment when they make use of LANCE data products or imagery for subsequent distribution, derive value added products, or use or reference LANCE products in written or oral presentations.

LANCE

We acknowledge the use of data and/or imagery from NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observations (LANCE) (https://earthdata.nasa.gov/lance), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).

Worldview

We acknowledge the use of imagery from NASA's Worldview application (https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).

Worldview Snapshots

We acknowledge the use of imagery from the Worldview Snapshots application (https://wvs.earthdata.nasa.gov), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).

GIBS

We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) (https://earthdata.nasa.gov/gibs), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).

FIRMS

We acknowledge the use of data and/or imagery from NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) (https://earthdata.nasa.gov/firms), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).

Please note—FIRMS distributes near real-time (NRT) and standard fire products from: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Terra and Aqua platforms, and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) (375m) from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP), NOAA-20, and NOAA-21 platforms. If you are using the data in a scientific publication, we encourage you to be clear which source you use and whether the data are NRT or standard products (more information on the difference between NRT and standard fire data). We recommend you read the MODIS Fire User Guides to ensure you are using the most appropriate source of MODIS active fire data for your application.

Suggested Data Citations For Active Fire Data Distributed via FIRMS

Data Product Suggested Citation
VIIRS 375m NRT
(NOAA-21)
NRT VIIRS 375 m Active Fire product VJ214IMGGTDL_NRT distributed from NASA FIRMS. Available on-line https://earthdata.nasa.gov/firms. doi:10.5067/VIIRS/VJ214IMG_NRT.002
VIIRS 375m NRT
(NOAA-20)
NRT VIIRS 375 m Active Fire product VJ114IMGTDL_NRT distributed from NASA FIRMS. Available on-line https://earthdata.nasa.gov/firms. doi:10.5067/FIRMS/VIIRS/VJ114IMGT_NRT.002
VIIRS 375m NRT
(Suomi NPP)
NRT VIIRS 375 m Active Fire product VNP14IMGT distributed from NASA FIRMS. Available on-line https://earthdata.nasa.gov/firms. doi:10.5067/FIRMS/VIIRS/VNP14IMGT_NRT.002
MODIS Collection 61 NRT MODIS Collection 61 NRT Hotspot / Active Fire Detections MCD14DL distributed from NASA FIRMS.Available on-line https://earthdata.nasa.gov/firms. doi:10.5067/FIRMS/MODIS/MCD14DL.NRT.0061
MODIS Collection 6 & 61

(standard processing)

MODIS Collection 6 Hotspot / Active Fire Detections MCD14ML distributed from NASA FIRMS. Available on-line https://earthdata.nasa.gov/firms. doi:10.5067/FIRMS/MODIS/MCD14ML

Please note: 

  • MODIS Collection 61 has a temporal coverage from 01 November 1, 2020 to present
  • MODIS Collection 6 has a temporal coverage from November 11, 2000 to November 30, 2020

Please read the LANCE disclaimer for more information about using this data.

For More Specific Data Citations/Acknowledgements

Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) - GES DISC Data Use Acknowledgement

AMSR2 Data citations by product

Disclaimer

LANCE is operated by NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project. The information presented through LANCE, Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), Worldview, and FIRMS are provided “as is” and users bear all responsibility and liability for their use of data, and for any loss of business or profits, or for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of any use of, or inability to use, the data, even if NASA or ESDIS were previously advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any other claim by you or any other person. Due to the spatial resolution and other characteristics of these data, their use for tactical decision-making or informing about conditions at a local scale are not advised.

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