MODIS+Data+Download

http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/ --> to order MODIS tiles
 * MODIS data**
 * This exercise will teach you how to order full 10°x10° MODIS tiles.**

1. Click Get Data --> Click Launch Wist --> Click Enter Wist


 * Q1: What does Wist stand for?**

2. Check out the data options: Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Land, Oceans, Solar/Other.


 * Q2: What is Cryosphere?**

3. Under Land click MODIS/Terra 4. Notice that the little window with datasets (right above the data options) is now filled with datasets. 5. Scroll down and select: MODIS/Terra + Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V005 (almost at the bottom of the list). 6. Click Choose Data Set Keywords 7. Select Spatial 8. Click Choose Keywords for >> 9. Look at the figure below. Select the tile that you plan to work with.




 * Q3: Which tile did you select?**

10. Input your tile information, use the same values for minimum and maximum since you want to order just 1 tile. You can leave the TileID blank. 11. Click OK! 12. Scroll down to Choose a Date/Time Range 13. Give a start date of January 1st 2003 and end date of January 1st 2009 (pay close attention to the date format required). You can leave the time blank.


 * Q4: What did you type in for dates?**

14. Start search (this might take a couple of minutes, you can start with the next exercise in the mean time if you want to).


 * Q 5: Check out the names of the images that are returned. There should be six images that are returned. Write out the name of the first image below:**

· The first part of the name is the MODIS product name. Write it out here:

· The second part, starting with A, is the date of the MODIS tile in years and days. Write out the date of the first tile in calendar format:

· The third part is the MODIS tile number. Write it out here:

· The fourth part is the MODIS dataset version. Write it out here:

· The last part is an id number. You do not need to write it out.

15. Select All. 16. Click “Add selections to cart”. 17. Click “Accept – Continue to Shopping Cart” 18. Click “Choose Options” 19. Select “FtpPull” 20. Click “Next Step” 21. Click “Go to Step 2: Order Form” 22. Fill out your information here and order the data. The data are free. 23. Click “Submit order now” 24. Wait for the email with the link to the data (this might take a couple of hours / days) 25. Once you receive the email you have ~72 hours to download the data.