This video focuses on how to interpret quality information for NASA's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Surface Reflectance data products. VIIRS is an instrument that flies on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi-NPP) satellite, which was launched as a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA in October 2011. Suomi-NPP NASA VIIRS Surface Reflectance data products are distributed by NASA’s Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Information about VIIRS Surface Reflectance quality information, including how to decode it and where to find additional information, is provided in this video.
Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement