Decommissioning of VIIRS Version 1 SR, VI, LAI/FPAR, LST, and Active Fires Data Products

Apr 10, 2025
By: LP DAAC

On April 8, 2025, the LP DAAC ceased distribution of VIIRS Version 1 Surface Reflectance (SR), Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR), Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Active Fires Products. These products are no longer available for search and download from NASA’s Earthdata Search, Data Pool, or the Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS).

The User Guides and Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents (ATBDs) for VIIRS Version 1 data products will be retained and available via the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) landing pages on the LP DAAC website. The DOI landing pages will remain available as a permanent URL for historical information and citations.

Users are highly encouraged to transition to the VIIRS version 2 data products which includes data from both the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and the NOAA-20 satellites. The complete list of VIIRS Version 2 data products is cataloged in the VIIRS Products Table.

VIIRS Version 2 data products are available for download through NASA’s Earthdata Search and AppEEARS.

Please contact LP DAAC User Services with any questions or concerns.