NASA LAADS DAAC
Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System hosting MODIS and VIIRS satellite data including atmosphere, land, and ocean products with near-real-time processing
ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global MODIS/VIIRS archive (2000-present)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- MODIS Data
- VIIRS Data
- Atmosphere Products
- Cloud Properties
- Aerosol Optical Depth
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: MODIS Data
- 02
Long records
Use consistent records going back decades.
- 03
Sea-level planning
Plan for sea-level rise and storm surge.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
- 02
Data fusion
Blend satellite and ground data into one better estimate.
- 03
Surge forecasts
Forecast surge and coastal water levels quickly.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
LAADS DAAC API ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
Licence: NASA public domain
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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