Downloading MODIS, Data Portals & the MODIS Reproject Tool (MRT)

Overview- MODIS

Where to download it?WIST (LPDAAC) and GLOVISDownloading from an ftp

- MODIS Reproject Tool (MRT)

- Other Moderate Resolution Imagery

MODIS http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/

MODIS Products

MCD43A4 – Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance BRDF – Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function

~ 500m; 7 Land Bands; 16-day RI; HDF-EOSSinusoidal Projection

MCD43A4 – Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance BRDF – Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function

~ 500m; 7 Land Bands; 16-day RI; HDF-EOSSinusoidal Projection

Hierarchical Data Format – Earth Observing System

MCD43A4 – Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance BRDF – Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function

~ 500m; 7 Land Bands; 16-day RI; HDF-EOSSinusoidal Projection

Spherical Projection; Alignment problems in ArcGIS where GCS WGS-84 (ellipsoidal) and setting PCS to true spherical projection

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

WIST - https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/~wist/api/imswelcome/

GLOVIS – USGS Global Visualization Viewerhttp://glovis.usgs.gov/

GLOVIS – USGS Global Visualization Viewerhttp://glovis.usgs.gov/

GLOVIS – USGS Global Visualization Viewerhttp://glovis.usgs.gov/

GLOVIS – USGS Global Visualization Viewerhttp://glovis.usgs.gov/

GLOVIS – USGS Global Visualization Viewerhttp://glovis.usgs.gov/

GLOVIS – USGS Global Visualization Viewerhttp://glovis.usgs.gov/

LP DAAC – Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/get_data/data_pool

LP DAAC – Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/get_data/data_pool

LP DAAC – Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/get_data/data_pool

LP DAAC – Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/get_data/data_pool

MODIS Reprojection Tool on the Web (MRTWeb)http://mrtweb.cr.usgs.gov/

MODIS Reprojection Tool on the Web (MRTWeb)http://mrtweb.cr.usgs.gov/

MODIS Reprojection Tool on the Web (MRTWeb)http://mrtweb.cr.usgs.gov/

MODIS Reprojection Tool on the Web (MRTWeb)http://mrtweb.cr.usgs.gov/

MODIS Reprojection Tool on the Web (MRTWeb)http://mrtweb.cr.usgs.gov/

MODIS Reprojection Tool on the Web (MRTWeb)http://mrtweb.cr.usgs.gov/

MODIS Reprojection Tool on the Web (MRTWeb)http://mrtweb.cr.usgs.gov/

MODIS Reprojection Tool on the Web (MRTWeb)http://mrtweb.cr.usgs.gov/

MODIS Reprojection Tool on the Web (MRTWeb)http://mrtweb.cr.usgs.gov/

Use MRTWeb to create a mosaic of your country or study region, projected to a familiar PCS and in Geotiff format

-MCD43A4 Product-Try to keep the temporal resolution consistent

MODIS Reprojection Tool for Windows (MRT)https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/tools/modis_reprojection_tool

MODIS Reprojection Tool for Windows (MRT)https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/tools/modis_reprojection_tool

-Copy the “MRT_download_Win” from Afgis2010/Software/MRT/ folder to a local drive.

-Create a folder named C:/MRT_MODIS on your local C: drive

-Locate your Java/bin directory Ex. C:/Program files/Java/jre6/bin/ (Keep the path handy)

-Navigate to /MRT_download_Win/install.bat, double-click to begin installation

-Once prompted enter you directory path-When Prompted enter the windows version you are run-When prompted enter you Java/bin/ path-Once finished hit Enter to exit

-To Run the MRT navigate to C:/MRT_MODIS/bin/ModisTool.bat

MODIS Reprojection Tool for Windows (MRT)https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/tools/modis_reprojection_tool

MODIS Reprojection Tool for Windows (MRT)https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/tools/modis_reprojection_tool

Resampling

Reformatting

Mosaicking