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Oct 13, 2006

Terra ASTER

LP DAAC has released a new suite of ASTER SWIR crosstalk-corrected products that are available for ordering. The following links provide product descriptions for these new releases. These are provided individually for each sensor. The distinguishing short…

Oct 06, 2006

Terra MODIS

NASAs goal for Earth-Sun System science is to explore, discover, and understand the Earth and Sun as one system. NASA, working with its domestic and international partners, provides scientific data and analysis to advance our understanding of the Earth-Su…

May 16, 2006

(Author's Note 2/24/2025: The EOS Data Gateway (EDG) tool has since been retired. Users are encouraged to use NASA’s Earthdata Search and/or AppEEARS to discover and download ASTER data products at no charge.)


On May 24, 2006, the LP DAAC started offe…

May 10, 2006

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.)


On May 24, 2006, the LP DAAC started offering ASTER Level-1 data sets as on-demand products. Two reasons are responsible for this…

Feb 16, 2006

Aqua MODIS Combined MODIS Terra MODIS

(Author's Note 2/24/2025: The EOS Data Gateway (EDG) tool has since been retired. Users are encouraged to use NASA Earthdata Search in place of EDG. To see the currently available tools to access the data please visit the "Access Data" butt…

Feb 01, 2006

MODIS Reprojection Tool Swath (MRTSwath) Version 2.1 is now available via the distribution site. This release includes numerous enhancements as described in the release notes.

The MRTSwath software tool provides the capability to transform MODIS Level-1B a…

Jan 25, 2006

Terra ASTER

Update: As of April 1, 2016 all ASTER Data are available at no charge.

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NASA has directed the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) at the …

Jan 05, 2006

(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.)


MODIS Reprojection Tool (MRT) Version 3.3 is now available via the distribution site. This release includes…

Nov 16, 2005

(Author's Note 5/19/2020: At the time of publishing these resources were available online, some resources may no longer be available.)

In accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding entered into between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Nati…

Aug 01, 2005

Terra ASTER

Update: As of April 1, 2016 all ASTER data are available at no charge.
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The LP DAAC announces NASA's new ASTER Data Pricing Policy.

Effective August 10, 2005, an $80 charge per granule (scene) for …

Aug 01, 2005

The LP DAAC announces a clarification to NASA's policy on ASTER Redistribution.

ASTER data purchased through the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution regardless of the date of purchase.

Two groups-NASA-funded researchers a…

Jul 29, 2005

The MODIS Data Pool Extraction Tool (MODextract) released previously has now been updated to support the Windows environment.

MODextract is a script that can be used to locate and retrieve MODIS Land Level-3 products from the LP DAAC Data Pool. MODextract …

Jul 26, 2005

Data Pool Aqua MODIS Combined MODIS Terra MODIS

The MODIS Data Pool @ LP DAAC was released on July 26, 2005 to enable access to LP DAAC MODIS Data Pool products via product type, tile, and map selections. Separate methods are offered for Tile Grid Products and Climate Modeling Grid Products.

The Data Po…

May 17, 2005

Aqua MODIS Terra MODIS

Forward production of Terra and Aqua MODIS Land data products was temporarily halted due to the non-availability of NOAA's ozone daily product. The MODIS surface reflectance code (PGE11) has been modified to use either EPTOMS (Earth Probe Total Ozone…

May 17, 2005

Since the start of the Terra mission, ASTER data have been transferred via tape shipments to collaborators in Japan for processing to Level 1, and then to LP DAAC for archiving and processing to Level 2. Improvements since the initial ground systems were …