MYD13Q1.061 Aqua Vegetation Indices 16-Day Global 250m

Page Summary

• The MYD13Q1 V6.1 product provides vegetation index values, including Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI).

• This dataset offers global coverage with a cadence of 16 days.

• The data is available from 2002-07-04 to 2025-09-22 and provided by the NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center.

• Key bands include NDVI, EVI, surface reflectances (Red, NIR, Blue, MIR), and quality assessment information.

• MODIS data and products from LP DAAC have no restrictions on use.

Dataset Availability

2002-07-04T00:00:00Z–2026-02-10T00:00:00Z

Dataset Producer

NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center

Earth Engine Snippet

ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MYD13Q1")

Cadence

16 Days

Tags

16-day aqua evi global modis nasa ndvi usgs vegetation vegetation-indices

myd13q1

Description

The MYD13Q1 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:

• User's Guide

• Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)

• General Documentation

Bands

Bands

Pixel size: 250 meters (all bands)

Name	Units	Min	Max	Scale	Pixel Size	Wavelength	Description
NDVI		-2000	10000	0.0001	250 meters	None	Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
EVI		-2000	10000	0.0001	250 meters	None	Enhanced Vegetation Index
DetailedQA					250 meters	None	VI quality indicators
Bitmask for DetailedQA Bits 0-1: VI quality (MODLAND QA Bits) 0: VI produced with good quality 1: VI produced, but check other QA 2: Pixel produced, but most probably cloudy 3: Pixel not produced due to other reasons than clouds Bits 2-5: VI usefulness 0: Highest quality 1: Lower quality 2: Decreasing quality 4: Decreasing quality 8: Decreasing quality 9: Decreasing quality 10: Decreasing quality 12: Lowest quality 13: Quality so low that it is not useful 14: L1B data faulty 15: Not useful for any other reason/not processed Bits 6-7: Aerosol Quantity 0: Climatology 1: Low 2: Intermediate 3: High Bit 8: Adjacent cloud detected 0: No 1: Yes Bit 9: Atmosphere BRDF correction 0: No 1: Yes Bit 10: Mixed Clouds 0: No 1: Yes Bits 11-13: Land/water mask 0: Shallow ocean 1: Land (nothing else but land) 2: Ocean coastlines and lake shorelines 3: Shallow inland water 4: Ephemeral water 5: Deep inland water 6: Moderate or continental ocean 7: Deep ocean Bit 14: Possible snow/ice 0: No 1: Yes Bit 15: Possible shadow 0: No 1: Yes
sur_refl_b01		0	10000	0.0001	250 meters	645nm	Red surface reflectance
sur_refl_b02		0	10000	0.0001	250 meters	858nm	NIR surface reflectance
sur_refl_b03		0	10000	0.0001	250 meters	469nm	Blue surface reflectance
sur_refl_b07		0	10000	0.0001	250 meters	2130nm/2105 - 2155nm	MIR surface reflectance
ViewZenith	deg	0	18000	0.01	250 meters	None	View zenith angle
SolarZenith	deg	0	18000	0.01	250 meters	None	Solar zenith angle
RelativeAzimuth	deg	-18000	18000	0.01	250 meters	None	Relative azimuth angle
DayOfYear		1	366		250 meters	None	Julian day of year
SummaryQA					250 meters	None	Quality reliability of VI pixel
Bitmask for SummaryQA Bits 0-1: VI quality (MODLAND QA Bits) 0: Good data, use with confidence 1: Marginal data, useful but look at detailed QA for more information 2: Pixel covered with snow/ice 3: Pixel is cloudy

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

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

Citations

Citations:

• Please visit LP DAAC 'Citing Our Data' page for information on citing LP DAAC datasets.

DOIs

• https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD13Q1.061

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MYD13Q1')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-01-01', '2018-05-01'));
var ndvi = dataset.select('NDVI');
var ndviVis = {
  min: 0,
  max: 8000,
  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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MYD13Q1.061 Aqua Vegetation Indices 16-Day Global 250m

The MYD13Q1 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 …

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2002-07-04T00:00:00Z/2026-02-10T00:00:00Z

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• https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD13Q1.061
• https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD13Q1.061