MOD12Q1 V004 Land Cover Product Binary Data
from Boston University

  These files are reprojected mosaic exports from NASA TERRA/MODIS HDF-EOS MOD12Q1 V004 products. If what you need isn't available here, please contact John Hodges, jcfh@bu.edu, 617-353-2088.

The binary files are flat 8 bit layers compressed with the GNU "gzip" utility. Associated ASCII text metadata files are provided.

  CAVEAT: These files are provided as a courtesy to users having difficulty with the officially released data. These are not the official data product releases.

  LARGE FILE WARNING! Note the file sizes and consider your bandwidth before you click on a data link!

  NOTE: The official MOD12Q1 2001001 V004 data were publically released at the EDC DAAC on April 16, 2004. The data set name to search for at EDC is "MODIS/TERRA LAND COVER TYPE 96-DAY L3 GLOBAL 1KM ISIN GRID V004". A global extent search should return 317 land tiles.

Nominal Data Day 2001001

Note: The 2001001 V004 product was made from MODIS data from the period 1/1/01 to 12/31/01. Updated documentation for this product will be posted soon. In the meantime, documentation pertaining to the 2000289 V003 product is still available here.

The 2000289 V003 product was made from MODIS data from the period 10/15/00 to 10/15/01. It is designated as "Validated, Level 1." Please see the discussion on validation and accuracy assessment of this product in HTML or in PDF. The 200289 V003 version of this product was used as the base layer of a centerfold map and on line shockwave file by Time magazine on 26 August, 2002. We appreciate notice of the uses to which our products contribute.

2001001 V004 Populated data layers:
1. SDS 01 Land_Cover_Type_1    IGBP Class Scheme
2. SDS 02 Land_Cover_Type_2    UMD Class Scheme
3. SDS 03 Land_Cover_Type_3    LAI/fPAR Class Scheme
4. SDS 04 Land_Cover_Type_4    BGC Class Scheme
5. SDS 05 Land_Cover_Type_5    PFT Class Scheme
6. SDS 06 Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment    Classifier Confidence, (%)
7. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_0-1    QA bit labels
8. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_2-3    Update bit labels
9. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_4-7    Water mask bit labels
10. SDS 12 Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary    IGBP Class Scheme

Global Extent

1. Sinusoidal Grid Projection

   
   
   Global Data in Sinusoidal Grid Projection:
   
   
   1. SDS 01 Land_Cover_Type_1 (IGBP)
          Gzipped Binary (37030458 bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   2. SDS 02 Land_Cover_Type_2 (UMD)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   3. SDS 03 Land_Cover_Type_3 (LAI/fPAR)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   4. SDS 04 Land_Cover_Type_4 (BGC)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   5. SDS 05 Land_Cover_Type_5 (PFT)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   6. SDS 06 Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment (Classifier Confidence in %)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   7. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_0-1 (QA bit labels)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   8. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_2-3 (Update bit labels)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   9. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_4-7 (Water mask bit labels)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   10. SDS 12 Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary (Second Most Probable IGBP Class)
           Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
       
       
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2. Goode's Interrupted Homolosine Projection

   
   
   Global Data in Goode's Interrupted Homolosine Projection:
   
   
   1. SDS 01 Land_Cover_Type_1 (IGBP)
          Gzipped Binary (36113943 bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
      
      
   2. SDS 02 Land_Cover_Type_2 (UMD)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
      
      
   3. SDS 03 Land_Cover_Type_3 (LAI/fPAR)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
      
      
   4. SDS 04 Land_Cover_Type_4 (BGC)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
      
      
   5. SDS 05 Land_Cover_Type_5 (PFT)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
      
      
   6. SDS 06 Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment (Classifier Confidence in %)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
      
      
   7. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_0-1 (QA bit labels)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
      
      
   8. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_2-3 (Update bit labels)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
      
      
   9. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_4-7 (Water mask bit labels)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
      
      
   10. SDS 12 Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary (Second Most Probable IGBP Class)
           Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (289 bytes)
       
       
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3. Plate Carrée at 30 Arc-second Resolution
   (CAVEAT: Not an Equal Area Projection!)

   
   
   Global Data in Plate Carrée Projection:
   
   
   1. SDS 01 Land_Cover_Type_1 (IGBP)
          Gzipped Binary (40827253 bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   2. SDS 02 Land_Cover_Type_2 (UMD)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   3. SDS 03 Land_Cover_Type_3 (LAI/fPAR)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   4. SDS 04 Land_Cover_Type_4 (BGC)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   5. SDS 05 Land_Cover_Type_5 (PFT)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   6. SDS 06 Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment (Classifier Confidence in %)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   7. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_0-1 (QA bit labels)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   8. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_2-3 (Update bit labels)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   9. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_4-7 (Water mask bit labels)
          Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
      
      
   10. SDS 12 Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary (Second Most Probable IGBP Class)
           Gzipped Binary (bytes)     Header (272 bytes)
       
       

Continental Subsets

Africa



Africa subset data in Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection:


1. SDS 01 Land_Cover_Type_1 (IGBP)
       Gzipped Binary (8056896 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
2. SDS 02 Land_Cover_Type_2 (UMD)
       Gzipped Binary (7880945 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
3. SDS 03 Land_Cover_Type_3 (LAI/fPAR)
       Gzipped Binary (6152066 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
4. SDS 04 Land_Cover_Type_4 (BGC)
       Gzipped Binary (6056333 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
5. SDS 05 Land_Cover_Type_5 (PFT)
       Gzipped Binary (7772577 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
6. SDS 06 Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment (Classifier Confidence in %)
       Gzipped Binary (26845255 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
7. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_0-1 (QA bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
8. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_2-3 (Update bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
9. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_4-7 (Water mask bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
10. SDS 12 Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary (Second Most Probable IGBP Class)
        Gzipped Binary (13630553 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
    
    
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Australia and Pacifica



Australia and Pacifica subset data in Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection:


1. SDS 01 Land_Cover_Type_1 (IGBP)
       Gzipped Binary (3191100 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
2. SDS 02 Land_Cover_Type_2 (UMD)
       Gzipped Binary (3056718 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
3. SDS 03 Land_Cover_Type_3 (LAI/fPAR)
       Gzipped Binary (2723668 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
4. SDS 04 Land_Cover_Type_4 (BGC)
       Gzipped Binary (2388046 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
5. SDS 05 Land_Cover_Type_5 (PFT)
       Gzipped Binary (2777788 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
6. SDS 06 Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment (Classifier Confidence in %)
       Gzipped Binary (11925424 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
7. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_0-1 (QA bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
8. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_2-3 (Update bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
9. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_4-7 (Water mask bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
   
   
10. SDS 12 Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary (Second Most Probable IGBP Class)
        Gzipped Binary (5958343 bytes)     Header (284 bytes)
    
    
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Eurasia



Eurasia subset data in Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection:


1. SDS 01 Land_Cover_Type_1 (IGBP)
       Gzipped Binary (18456977 bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
   
   
2. SDS 02 Land_Cover_Type_2 (UMD)
       Gzipped Binary (17604465 bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
   
   
3. SDS 03 Land_Cover_Type_3 (LAI/fPAR)
       Gzipped Binary (15899158 bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
   
   
4. SDS 04 Land_Cover_Type_4 (BGC)
       Gzipped Binary (14927981 bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
   
   
5. SDS 05 Land_Cover_Type_5 (PFT)
       Gzipped Binary (17216951 bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
   
   
6. SDS 06 Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment (Classifier Confidence in %)
       Gzipped Binary (60210595 bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
   
   
7. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_0-1 (QA bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
   
   
8. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_2-3 (Update bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
   
   
9. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_4-7 (Water mask bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
   
   
10. SDS 12 Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary (Second Most Probable IGBP Class)
        Gzipped Binary (30725775 bytes)     Header (276 bytes)
    
    
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North America



North America subset data in Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection:


1. SDS 01 Land_Cover_Type_1 (IGBP)
       Gzipped Binary (8021824 bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
   
   
2. SDS 02 Land_Cover_Type_2 (UMD)
       Gzipped Binary (7538758 bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
   
   
3. SDS 03 Land_Cover_Type_3 (LAI/fPAR)
       Gzipped Binary (6749317 bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
   
   
4. SDS 04 Land_Cover_Type_4 (BGC)
       Gzipped Binary (5976553 bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
   
   
5. SDS 05 Land_Cover_Type_5 (PFT)
       Gzipped Binary (6730395 bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
   
   
6. SDS 06 Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment (Classifier Confidence in %)
       Gzipped Binary (23966440 bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
   
   
7. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_0-1 (QA bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
   
   
8. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_2-3 (Update bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
   
   
9. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_4-7 (Water mask bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
   
   
10. SDS 12 Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary (Second Most Probable IGBP Class)
        Gzipped Binary (12741789 bytes)     Header (274 bytes)
    
    
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South America



South America subset data in Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection:


1. SDS 01 Land_Cover_Type_1 (IGBP)
       Gzipped Binary (4906716 bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
   
   
2. SDS 02 Land_Cover_Type_2 (UMD)
       Gzipped Binary (4688055 bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
   
   
3. SDS 03 Land_Cover_Type_3 (LAI/fPAR)
       Gzipped Binary (3841882 bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
   
   
4. SDS 04 Land_Cover_Type_4 (BGC)
       Gzipped Binary (3413248 bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
   
   
5. SDS 05 Land_Cover_Type_5 (PFT)
       Gzipped Binary (4084591 bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
   
   
6. SDS 06 Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment (Classifier Confidence in %)
       Gzipped Binary (14062867 bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
   
   
7. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_0-1 (QA bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
   
   
8. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_2-3 (Update bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
   
   
9. SDS 11 Land_Cover_Type_QC_bits_4-7 (Water mask bit labels)
       Gzipped Binary ( bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
   
   
10. SDS 12 Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary (Second Most Probable IGBP Class)
        Gzipped Binary (7457582 bytes)     Header (283 bytes)
    
    
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Last update: 1 Dec 2005 by John Hodges