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Jun 04, 2008

Terra ASTER

LP DAAC uses the Science Scalable Scripts-based Science Processor for Missions (S4PM) processing system to produce all ASTER Level-1, -2, and -3 products. Currently, all ASTER Level-1 and -2 products are only available in the Hierarchical Data Format (HDF…

May 20, 2008

Terra ASTER

Change in Status Alert - 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. All a…

Feb 05, 2008

(Author's Note 5/19/2020: MRT has since been retired. Users are encouraged to use NASA Earthdata Search or AppEEARS. as an alternative to MRT.)


LP DAAC is pleased to announce the release of an updated version of the MODIS Reprojection Tool, MRT 4.0.…

Oct 30, 2007

Users of the LP DAAC MODIS Extract Tool, who run the tool against the LP DAAC Data Pool for data collection, should update their script for a machine name change. To do this, users need to update their MODExtract script from the machine name e0dps01 to e4…

Oct 01, 2007

Terra ASTER

During the period October 2-7, 2007, new ASTER data collection will be interrupted due to required engineering activity involving the ASTER SWIR subsystem on the Terra spacecraft. It is possible that this interruption may extend for longer than this perio…

Aug 08, 2007

Terra ASTER

The current ASTER DEM production software has a water detection option. The default option is "water = on," but users may select "water = off."

The default option generally produces satisfactory results. However, anomalous results have …

May 29, 2007

Combined MODIS

Unlike MODIS V004 MOD43, the V005 BRDF, Albedo, and NBAR products are known as MCD43. Both Terra and Aqua data are used in the generation of the new V005 products, providing the highest probability for quality input data and designating them as "MCD,…

May 08, 2007

Terra ASTER

(Author's Note 2/24/2025: As of April 1, 2016 all ASTER data are available at no charge through NASA’s Earthdata Search. ASTER data products are no longer available via GloVis.)


On May 9, 2007, the LP DAAC began offering ASTER On-Demand Level-2 and Le…

Apr 05, 2007

Terra MODIS

The University of Maryland MODIS Land Science Computing Facility would like to make the following statement concerning the version of MOD44B (Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF)) that has been distributed since February 7, 2007 (MOD44B.004).

The collection …

Mar 16, 2007

(Author's Note 2/24/2025: As of April 1, 2016 all ASTER Data are available at no charge. Users are encouraged to use NASA’s Earthdata Search to discover and download ASTER data products.)


On March 28, 2007, the LP DAAC began offering DVD as an option …

Feb 26, 2007

Terra ASTER

On March 5, 2007, the LP DAAC started offering a new suite of ASTER Level-3 on-demand Orthorectified Image products. An orthorectified image is similar to a map with near-vertical views for every location. These products are generated using ASTER Level-1A…

Jan 08, 2007

Aqua MODIS Combined MODIS Terra MODIS

(Author's Note 5/18/2020: MODIS Version 5 data have been decommissioned. Users are encouraged to visit the Data Catalog to see the latest version of MODIS data products.)


MODIS began processing Terra, Aqua, and Combined data acquisitions from January …

Nov 29, 2006

Aqua MODIS Combined MODIS Terra MODIS

MODIS Land Collection 5 Workshop
January 17-18, 2007
University of Maryland
University College Inn and Conference Center

This workshop provides an in-depth look at Collection 5 changes to MODIS Land products as well as the status of data production, the repro…

Oct 24, 2006

Aqua MODIS Combined MODIS Terra MODIS

(Author's Note 5/18/2020: MODIS Version 5 data have been decommissioned. Users are encouraged to visit the Data Catalog to see the latest version of MODIS data products.)


The LP DAAC announces certain MODIS V005 land data products will begin public re…

Oct 22, 2006

(Author's Note 2/24/2025: Users are encouraged to use NASA’s Earthdata Search to discover and download LP DAAC data products via HTTPS.)


Beginning on November 15, 2006, the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) will no longer offe…