MODIS Terra Thermal Anomalies and Fire Data at 1km Resolution

MODIS/Terra Thermal Anomalies and Fire 5-Min L2 Swath 1km V061 data is produced daily in 5-minute satellite swaths. Each swath covers approximately 2,030 by 2,300 kilometers at a 1-kilometer spatial resolution. The dataset, maintained by LPCLOUD, is used to identify active fires, volcanic activity, and other thermal anomalies.

Use Cases

• Identifying active wildfires using thermal anomaly detection.
• Monitoring volcanic thermal activity from satellite observations.
• Analyzing land surface temperature patterns over time.
• Serving as an input layer for generating higher-level, aggregated fire products.

Strengths

• Provides daily global coverage with a consistent 1km spatial resolution.
• Version 6.1 incorporates specific calibration improvements for Terra MODIS data from 2012-2017.
• Data is produced in 5-minute temporal increments, offering detailed temporal granularity.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column names, and total dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on license details, with some specifying 'other-license-specified' and others 'None'.
• Known issues require external reference to a separate quality assessment website.

Provenance

Source

LPCLOUD (NASA)

Collection Method

Satellite observations from the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra spacecraft.

Time Range

Daily production; specific historical start date not provided.

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:10:07.893864

Geography

Global coverage in swaths approximately 2,030 km along track and 2,300 km across track.