MODIS Land Cover Products (NASA)

Data provided by:	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Data accessibility:	export data
Link to the data:	MCD12C1: Land Cover Type MCD12Q1: Land Cover Type MCD12Q2: Land Cover Dynamics
File type:	hdf, hdf, hdf, hdf
Data type:	land use, land cover data
Disaster cycle phase:	Disaster Risk Management, Response, Recovery
Space-based Information:	MODIS
Satellites and Sensors:	Aqua, Terra
Spatial coverage:	Global
Spatial resolution:	From 500.00 to 5600.00 m
Temporal coverage:	Archive
Technical Specifications:	MODIS Land Collection 5 Changes 12Q1 Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document MCD12Q1 Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document MCD12Q2 Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document
Costs:	free
Tutorials on the use of data:	How to interpret and use MODIS QA information in the Vegetation Indices product…, How to find, understand, and use the quality assurance information for MODIS la…, MCD12Q1 User Guide (NASA), MCD12Q1 User Guide (NASA), MCD12Q2 User Guide (NASA)
Restrictions/ Citation of the dataset:	For information on how to cite the data products, click here.

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