Processing of the newest MODIS Land collection (also known as Collection 5 or C5) commenced in September of 2006 starting with the first Terra data collected in February of 2000. Collection 5 processing of current MODIS data, or forward processing, began at the beginning of 2007. The full reprocessing is expected to be completed in May of 2008.
The plan for completing each year of either Terra-only, Terra+Aqua (combined), and Aqua-only data is indicated below. Aqua launch was in May of 2002.
Expected Completion Date by Data-Year
- 2000 - completed
- 2001 - completed
- 2002 - completed
- 2003 - completed
- 2004 - completed
- 2005 - completed
- 2006 - May 2008
Summary information on the C5 product changes can be found at the link provided above. More detailed information on the C5 reprocessing effort in relation to specific MODIS Land products can be found in presentations by individual science team members made at the January 2007 C5 Workshop.
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Links to additional meeting and publication information from the MODIS web site
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