MOD13A1.061 Terra Vegetation Indices 16-Day Global 500m

  • The MOD13A1 V6.1 product provides Vegetation Index (VI) values, including NDVI and EVI, at a 500-meter resolution.

  • It is a global, 16-day composite product, derived from atmospherically corrected surface reflectance.

  • The dataset is available from February 18, 2000, to November 16, 2024, and is provided by NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center.

  • It includes quality assessment bands (DetailedQA and SummaryQA) for data reliability and usefulness.

  • MODIS data and products acquired through the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.
MODIS/061/MOD13A1
Dataset Availability
2000-02-18T00:00:00Z–2025-09-14T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MOD13A1")
Cadence
16 Days
Tags
16-day evi global modis nasa ndvi terra usgs vegetation vegetation-indices
mod13a1

Description

The MOD13A1 V6.1 product provides a Vegetation Index (VI) value at a per pixel basis. There are two primary vegetation layers. The first is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) which is referred to as the continuity index to the existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (NOAA-AVHRR) derived NDVI. The second vegetation layer is the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) that minimizes canopy background variations and maintains sensitivity over dense vegetation conditions. The EVI also uses the blue band to remove residual atmosphere contamination caused by smoke and sub-pixel thin cloud clouds. The MODIS NDVI and EVI products are computed from atmospherically corrected bi-directional surface reflectances that have been masked for water, clouds, heavy aerosols, and cloud shadows.

Documentation:

Bands

Pixel Size
500 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Scale Pixel Size Wavelength Description
NDVI -2000 10000 0.0001 meters None

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
EVI -2000 10000 0.0001 meters None

Enhanced Vegetation Index
DetailedQA meters None

VI quality indicators
sur_refl_b01 0 10000 0.0001 meters 645nm

Red surface reflectance
sur_refl_b02 0 10000 0.0001 meters 858nm

NIR surface reflectance
sur_refl_b03 0 10000 0.0001 meters 469nm

Blue surface reflectance
sur_refl_b07 0 10000 0.0001 meters 2130nm/2105 - 2155nm

MIR surface reflectance
ViewZenith deg 0 18000 0.01 meters None

View zenith angle
SolarZenith deg 0 18000 0.01 meters None

Solar zenith angle
RelativeAzimuth deg -18000 18000 0.01 meters None

Relative azimuth angle
DayOfYear 1 366 meters None

Julian day of year
SummaryQA meters None

Quality reliability of VI pixel

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

MODIS data and products acquired through the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.

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var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MOD13A1')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-01-01', '2018-05-01'));
var ndvi = dataset.select('NDVI');
var ndviVis = {
  min: 0,
  max: 9000,
  palette: [
    'ffffff', 'ce7e45', 'df923d', 'f1b555', 'fcd163', '99b718', '74a901',
    '66a000', '529400', '3e8601', '207401', '056201', '004c00', '023b01',
    '012e01', '011d01', '011301'
  ],
};
Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 2);
Map.addLayer(ndvi, ndviVis, 'NDVI');
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The MOD13A1 V6.1 product provides a Vegetation Index (VI) value at a per pixel basis. There are two primary vegetation layers. The first is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) which is referred to as the continuity index to the existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer …
MODIS/061/MOD13A1, 16-day,evi,global,modis,nasa,ndvi,terra,usgs,vegetation,vegetation-indices
2000-02-18T00:00:00Z/2025-09-14T00:00:00Z
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