MODIS/Terra Vegetation Continuous Fields Yearly L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V006
The MOD44B Version 6 Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF) yearly product is a global representation of surface vegetation cover as gradations of three ground cover components: percent tree cover, percent non-tree cover, and percent non-vegetated (bare). VCF products provide a continuous, quantitative portrayal of land surface cover at 250 meter (m) pixel resolution, with a sub-pixel depiction of percent cover in reference to the three ground cover components. The sub-pixel mixture of ground cover estimates represents a revolutionary approach to the characterization of vegetative land cover that can be used to enhance inputs to environmental modeling and monitoring applications. The MOD44B data product layers include percent tree cover, percent non-tree cover, percent non-vegetated, cloud cover, and quality indicators. The start date of the annual period for this product begins with day of year (DOY) 65 (March 5). Improvements/Changes from Previous Versions The MOD44B Version 6 VCF was produced with the same code and training as the Version 5 products, but improvements to the upstream inputs result in more accurate VCF products.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Archive: HDF-EOS2Distribution: HDF-EOS2 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Terra | |
| Data Center(s): | LP DAAC | Instrument(s): | MODIS |
| Version: | 006 | ||
- Title: MODIS/Terra Vegetation Continuous Fields Yearly L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V006
- Version: 006
- Creator: Charlene DiMiceli, Mark Carroll, Robert Sohlberg, Do-Hyung Kim, Maggi Kelly, John Townshend
- Publisher: NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC
- Release Date: 2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Other Citation Details: The DOI landing page provides citations in APA and Chicago styles.
- Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD44B.006
10.5067/MODIS/MOD44B.006
https://doi.org
- USER'S GUIDE: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/112/MOD44B_User_Guide_V6.pdf, The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products.
- ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD): https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/113/MOD44B_ATBD.pdf, The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products.
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/filespec/MODIS/6/MOD44B, The File Specification provides a description of the product file including Scientific Data Sets and their attributes.
Collection Information
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Purpose
Science Research -
Version Description
Collection Version 6 Processing and Reprocessing - Search for granules from this collection
Data Identification
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Processing Level
3
Sensor Measurements
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Active
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Access Constraints
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Data Dates
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Additional Attributes
- Name: HORIZONTALTILENUMBER INT Description: Horizontal tile number of a grid, which increases from left to right.
- Name: PERCENTBARE INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as non-vegetated
- Name: PERCENTBROADLEAF INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as broadleaf forest
- Name: PERCENTDECIDUOUS INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as deciduous forest
- Name: PERCENTEVERGREEN INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as evergreen forest
- Name: PERCENTOTHERHERBACEOUS INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as other herbaceous vegetation
- Name: PERCENTNEEDLELEAF INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as needleleaf forest
- Name: QAPERCENTGOODQUALITY INT Description: Percent of pixels with good quality
- Name: QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDCLOUD INT Description: Percent of pixels under cloud
- Name: QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDOTHER INT Description: Percent of pixels not produced due to some reason other than cloud
- Name: QAPERCENTOTHERQUALITY INT Description: Percent of pixels with not so good quality
- Name: VERTICALTILENUMBER INT Description: Vertical tile number of a grid, which increases from top to bottom.
- Name: TileID INT Description: MODIS Land tile identification number which represents a geographical area on the surface of the Earth bounded by latitude and longitude coordinates.
- Name: PROCESSVERSION STRING Description: Version of the process software that generated the product.
- Name: PERCENTNONTREEVEGETATION INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as non-tree vegetation
- Name: PERCENTSHRUBS INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as shrubs
- Name: PERCENTCROPS INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as crops
- Name: PERCENTICE INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as ice
- Name: PERCENTBAREGROUND INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as bare ground
- Name: PERCENTTREECOVER INT Description: Percent of pixels classified as tree cover
- Name: identifier_product_doi STRING Description: Digital object identifier that uniquely identifies this data product
- Name: identifier_product_doi_authority STRING Description: URL of the digital object identifier resolving authority
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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Temporal Information
Spatial Information
Gridded Resolutions
Gridded Resolution 1
X Dimension250.0 Meters
Y Dimension250.0 Meters
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | MODIS Sinusoidal Tiling System | CARTESIAN | GEODETIC |
Resolution and Coordinate System
Horizontal Data Resolution
Tiling Identification Systems
| System Name | Coordinate 1 Min | Coordinate 1 Max | Coordinate 2 Min | Coordinate 2 Max |
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| MODIS Tile SIN | 0.0 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 |
Location Keywords
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- GLOBAL
Data Centers
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LP DAAC
ARCHIVERLand Processes Distributed Active Archive Center
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U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198
M-F, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Time
605-594-6116
866-573-3222
Contact DetailsLP DAAC User Services is the point of contact for answering questions concerning data products, data access, and online applications.
The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products.
https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
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NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/MODAPS
PROCESSORMODIS Adaptive Processing System, Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
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NASA/GSFC Code 922
GREENBELT, Maryland 20771
301-614-5515
Contact DetailsContact for data content concerns
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Data Contacts
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LP DAAC User Services
User ServicesLP DAAC User Services
LP DAAC-
U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198
M-F, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Time
605-594-6116
866-573-3222
Contact DetailsLP DAAC User Services is the point of contact for answering questions concerning data products, data access, and online applications.
The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products.
https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
- Home Page
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: HDF-EOS2
Format Type: Native
Format Description: Hierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System Version 2
Average File Size: 25.0 MB
Total Collection File Size Begin Date: 2000-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
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Format: HDF-EOS2
Format Type: Native
Format Description: Hierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System Version 2
Media: https
Average File Size: 25.0 MB
Total Collection File Size Begin Date: 2000-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
File Archive Information
File Distribution Information
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