Terra ASTER
The ASTER Science Team has developed a new assessment method to improve the accuracy of scene cloud cover metadata values. The cloud cover values will begin to be updated at LP DAAC on January 12, 2010. Updates will continue for older data until modificat…
Terra ASTER
The software used to generate ASTER digital elevation models and orthorectified products has been upgraded to a new version. The major modifications in this release include enhancement of horizontal resolution and improvement of water body detection. The …
Terra ASTER
(Author's Note 5/18/2020. ASTER GDEM Version 3 is now available and does not have the same redistribution requirements as the previous versions. Please see the ASTER GDEM Version 3 news release for the most up-to-date information: https://lpdaac.usgs…
Combined MODIS
LP DAAC announces the release of the following two products from the Land Cover family:
Terra MODIS
The LP DAAC has released a new MODIS 250 meter land–water mask (Short Name: MOD44W) on August 3, 2009. The new mask is primarily created with three different data inputs:
(Author's Note 5/18/2020: As of 4/1/2016 all Terra ASTER data are available to users are no charge. In addition, Reverb has since been retired. Users are encouraged to use NASA Earthdata Search in place of Reverb. To see the currently available tools…
Terra ASTER
Reposted from January 13, 2009:
ASTER SWIR detectors are no longer functioning due to anomalously high SWIR detector temperatures. ASTER SWIR data acquired since April 2008 are not useable, and show saturation of values and severe striping; please refer to…
Terra ASTER
(Author's Note 5/18/2020: Terra ASTER Global DEM Version 3 is now available. Please read this news announcement for more information: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/news/nasa-and-meti-release-aster-global-dem-version-3/ )
Announcement: METI and NASA Release …
Combined MODIS
The MODIS Science Team has notified us regarding a problem with all existing MODIS Terra + Aqua Land Cover Type L3 Global 500 m V005 products (Shortname: MCD12Q1). The problem relates to pixels within tiles that are on the edge of the MODIS Sinusoidal gri…
Combined MODIS
We recently discovered that sporadic tiles of the MODIS V005 Global Land Cover Type product (Short name MCD12Q1) contain anomalous class values outside the specified range (0–11, 255) in the “Land Cover Type 5: Plant Functional Type (PFT) Scheme.” We are …
Aqua MODIS Combined MODIS Terra ASTER Terra MODIS
On March 18, 2009, the Land Processes (LP) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) ceased offering standard media options for MODIS and ASTER data products. Standard media options, with a limited inventory, include DVD and DLT for MODIS, and DVD for ASTE…
Aqua MODIS Combined MODIS Terra MODIS
The LP DAAC has retired the majority of its V004 MODIS data collections. The only V004 products retained include certain Special Collections, and those that comprise the Golden Month. The primary default collections include V005 for all products, and V041…
Beginning March 1, 2009, the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) will change its product return policy to 30 days from the date of shipment for unsatisfactory product orders. The previous return period allowed was 60 days. Please re…
LP DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the MRTWeb 2.0, which combines the capabilities of the USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) and the standalone MODIS Reprojection Tool (MRT). Users may select any of the gridded level-2, 3, or -4 M…
Aqua MODIS Combined MODIS Terra MODIS
The Collection-4 MODIS products (Version 004) are scheduled for decommissioning from the LP DAAC archives beginning January 31, 2009. The following version 004 products are slated for retention: