MODIS Home Page Link Animated Icon

MOD12 Index

Introduction

MOD12Q1 Land Cover
  New: V003 Validation

MOD12Q2 Land Dynamics

Publications

Data

Related Links

HDF-EOS Tools

FAQ

BU Land Cover Gateway

MODIS MOD12 Land Cover and Land Cover Dynamics Products User Guide

This living document describes the MODIS Land Cover (MOD12Q1) and Land Cover Dynamics (MOD12Q2) Products. Revisions occur as these products are still in development. The purpose of this document is to give the user an understanding of the content and format of the MOD12 products and the current state of the data in those products. Click here for a PDF version of the Land Cover/Land Cover Change Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD).

NOTE: The most current data product available is nominal data day 2000289, version 3. The data set name to search for at the EDC DAAC is "MODIS/TERRA LAND COVER TYPE 96-DAY L3 GLOBAL 1KM ISIN GRID V003". Two prior MOD12Q1 product deliveries, 2000289, version 1, and 2001001 version 1, are based on limited time series and unreprocessed input data. They are archived at EDC. See the MOD12Q1 Land Cover Product page for links to notes about each production run.

Team Members and Contributors

Alan Strahler
Mark Friedl
Xiaoyang Zhang
John C. F. Hodges
Amanda Cooper
Alessandro Baccini
Crystal Schaaf
Feng Gao

Author:John Hodges
Last Updated: 9 July 2002