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MYD00S·v6NRT·dataset

Raw unprocessed satellite data, near real-time (Aqua)

MODIS/Aqua Near Real Time (NRT) L0 PDS Data Session-Based
land NASA LANCEMODIS Level Not provided
In plain English

What it measures. The raw, unprocessed data stream straight from the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite, before it has been turned into usable measurements.

How it's made. Captured in near real-time as original session-based Level-0 production data sets delivered from NASA's ground data system.

How & where you'd use it. A raw building-block input that scientists and processing systems turn into higher-level products; most people use it via those finished products rather than directly.

What's measured

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

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2015-12-06 → ongoing
  • Measured byAQUA (MODIS)
  • Processing levelLevel Not provided
  • Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
  • 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) Original Session-Based (1 session) L0 Production Data Sets PDS Data from EDOS.

Get the data

myd00s_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="MYD00S",
    version="6NRT",
    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.