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MYD00F·v6.1NRT·dataset

Unprocessed raw satellite feed, near real-time (Aqua)

MODIS/Aqua L0 PDS Data, 5-Min Swath - NRT
land NASA LANCEMODIS Level 0 Binary
In plain English

What it measures. The completely unprocessed, raw data stream straight from the satellite, covering five minutes of orbit at a time.

How it's made. The raw Level-0 downlink from the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite, provided in a near-real-time stream.

How & where you'd use it. The starting-point raw feed from which all higher-level products are made. It is essentially never used directly; people work with the processed products derived from it.

What's measured

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › INFRARED WAVELENGTHS › SENSOR COUNTSSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › MICROWAVE › SENSOR COUNTSSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS › ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICSSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTHS › SENSOR COUNTSSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS › SENSOR COUNTS

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2017-10-12 → ongoing
  • Measured byAQUA (MODIS)
  • Processing levelLevel 0
  • Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
  • FormatsBinary
  • StatusACTIVE

What you can do with it

  • Track deforestation, fire scars and land-cover change
  • Monitor crop and vegetation health (NDVI/EVI)
  • Map how built-up vs. green an area is over time
Official description

MODIS/Aqua Near Real Time (NRT) L0 PDS Data 5-Min Swath.

Get the data

myd00f_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="MYD00F",
    version="6.1NRT",
    bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9),  # your area (W,S,E,N)
    temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"),       # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results)   # stream straight from LANCEMODIS
Browsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package.