MODIS imagery provided by GLCF is made available in GeoTIFF format. Individual
scenes can be acquired in the seven multispectral land bands of the MODIS
sensor, in continental subsets, and in Goode Homolosine projection. All bands
are delivered as 16-bit files. Table 1 details the characteristics of the
MODIS product offered by GLCF as well as the characteristics of the MODIS
sensor. For more information please see the MODIS technical guide.
| MODIS 32-day Composites Specifications |
MODIS Sensor |
| Imaging Mode |
Multispectral |
Multispectral |
| Spatial Resolution |
500m |
250m (bands 1, 2), 500m (bands 3-7), 1km |
| Imaging Channels |
7 |
36 (7 channels designed for land imaging) |
| Spectral Range (band) |
620-670 nm (1) |
620-670 nm (1) |
| 841-876 nm (2) |
841-876 nm (2) |
| 459-479 nm (3) |
459-479 nm (3) |
| 545-565 nm (4) |
545-565 nm (4) |
| 1230-1250 nm (5) |
1230-1250 nm (5) |
| 1628-2652 nm (6) |
1628-2652 nm (6) |
| 2105-2155 nm (7) |
2105-2155 nm (7) |
