2004 MODIS MCD14ML Collection 5, Version 1 (CONUS)

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC)
Publication_Date: February, 2010
Title: 2004 MODIS MCD14ML Collection 5, Version 1 (CONUS)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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<https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/data/fireptdata/mcd14ml_2004_005_01_conus.e00.gz>
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Description:
Abstract:
The MODIS MOD14 (Terra) and MYD14 (Aqua) Active Fire Product identifies and characterizes actively burning fires (wildfires, agricultural fires, etc.) and other thermal anomalies (e.g. volcanoes, etc.) at the time of satellite overpass. Fires and other thermal anomalies are detected at a spatial resolution of 1km. Each 1km fire detection represents the geographic location of a detected fire, but not the actual fire size. The actual size of a detected fire can be much smaller than the 1km spatial resolution of the data.
This geospatial dataset contains the year 2004 MODIS MCD14ML Collection 5, Version 1 data record for the continental United States and environs. MCD14ML is the combined Terra and Aqua MODIS Level 2 swath MOD14/MYD14 Active Fire Product. The data are represented as the geographic centroids of the respective 1km pixel where a fire or other thermal anomaly is detected.
Purpose:
The MCD14ML data product are processed and compiled from the MODIS data record by NASA. NASA provides these data to the USDA Forest Service MODIS Active Fire Mapping Program (<http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us>) for general distribution. The 1 kilometer MODIS fire and thermal anomalies data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national and regional levels. No responsibility is assumed by the USDA Forest Service or NASA in the use of these data.
Supplemental_Information:
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor collects image data used for comprehensive monitoring of the Earth's lands, oceans and lower atmosphere. Imagery collected by MODIS includes 36 co-registered spectral bands - 20 bands spanning the visible, near infrared and shortwave infrared wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum (0.4 to 2.1 microns) and 16 bands covering the thermal infrared region (3.6 to 14.4 microns). The spatial resolution of these bands ranges from 250 meters to one-kilometer.
The MODIS sensor flies onboard two polar-orbiting NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) platforms, Terra (launched in Dec 1999) and Aqua (launched in May 2002). Both Terra and Aqua MODIS orbit at an altitude of approximately 705 kilometers on a repeating 16-day orbit cycle. The Terra platform follows a descending sun-synchronous polar orbit with a 10:30 AM equatorial overpass while Aqua MODIS follows an ascending sun-synchronous polar orbit with a 1:30 PM equatorial overpass. The MODIS sensor has a 55-degree view angle either side of nadir providing a 2,330-kilometer viewing swath of the Earth's surface centered on the instrument's orbit ground track. The wide MODIS viewing swath in combination with each platform's orbit configuration provides the ability for each MODIS sensor to image any location daily in the mid to high latitudes of the Earth.
Both MODIS sensors also have a 100% duty cycle and therefore collect thermal emissive image data on the nighttime passes in addition to both reflective solar and thermal emissive image data collections on daytime passes facilitating a total of four daily thermal observations for fire detection and monitoring. Fire detections are extracted from MODIS image data at a spatial resolution of 1 kilometer using the MODIS Fire and Thermal Anomalies algorithm described at <http://modis-fire.umd.edu/Documents/atbd_mod14.pdf>.
Further information on MODIS can be found at <http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov>.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20040101
Ending_Date: 20041231
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete (Collection 5, Version 1)
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
As needed (with future updates to the MOD14/MYD14 Active Fire Product algorithm)
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.744003
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.667999
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.452999
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.167000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: Fire
Theme_Keyword: Detection
Theme_Keyword: Wildfire
Theme_Keyword: MODIS
Theme_Keyword: Satellite
Theme_Keyword: Terra
Theme_Keyword: Aqua
Theme_Keyword: MOD14
Theme_Keyword: MYD14
Theme_Keyword: Thermal
Theme_Keyword: Active
Place:
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: CONUS
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: Arizona
Place_Keyword: Arkansas
Place_Keyword: California
Place_Keyword: Colorado
Place_Keyword: Connecticut
Place_Keyword: Delaware
Place_Keyword: District of Columbia
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Georgia
Place_Keyword: Idaho
Place_Keyword: Illinois
Place_Keyword: Indiana
Place_Keyword: Iowa
Place_Keyword: Kansas
Place_Keyword: Kentucky
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Maine
Place_Keyword: Maryland
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Michigan
Place_Keyword: Minnesota
Place_Keyword: Mississippi
Place_Keyword: Missouri
Place_Keyword: Montana
Place_Keyword: Nebraska
Place_Keyword: Nevada
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Place_Keyword: New Mexico
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: North Dakota
Place_Keyword: Ohio
Place_Keyword: Oklahoma
Place_Keyword: Oregon
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvannia
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: South Carolina
Place_Keyword: South Dakota
Place_Keyword: Tennessee
Place_Keyword: Texas
Place_Keyword: Utah
Place_Keyword: Vermont
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: Washington
Place_Keyword: West Virginia
Place_Keyword: Wisconsin
Place_Keyword: Wyoming
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: 2004
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
User assumes all responsibility to ensure the appropriate application of these data and for decisions made from these data.
Acknowledgement of NASA and the USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center MODIS Active Fire Mapping Program would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2222 W. 2300 S.
City: Salt Lake City
State_or_Province: Utah
Postal_Code: 84119
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 801-975-3737
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Point attributes are derived from the MOD14/MYD14 Active Fire Product algorithm and are subject to caveats and known problems documented in the MODIS Fire Products Algorithm and Theoretical Basis document (<http://modis-fire.umd.edu/Documents/atbd_mod14.pdf>).
Completeness_Report:
Detections are provided as the centroids of the 1 kilometer pixels. A fire detection does not necessarily mean that the entire area represented by the pixel is on fire. The identification of a fire can be the result of a hot fire in a relatively small area or a cooler fire over a larger area. In optimum viewing conditions, a fire covering an area as small as 50 square meters can be detected.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Fire detection points represent the centroid of the 1 kilometer cell where a detected fire has occurred. Points are accurate to +/- 50 meters.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
1) Fire and thermal anomaly locations extracted from MODIS image data using Collection 5, Version 1 of the MODIS Fire and Thermal Anomalies algorithm as described in <http://modis-fire.umd.edu/Documents/atbd_mod14.pdf>.
2) Raw ASCII MCD14ML data imported into an Arc/INFO coverage for the calendar year defined with a geographic coordinate system (WGS84 datum/spheroid) and clipped to the boundaries of the continental United States including the adjoining area within a 50km buffer of those boundaries.
3) MCD14ML coverage exported into additional geospatial data formats (ESRI shapefile and geodatabase) for distribution.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 57697
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: mcd14ml_2004.pat
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Area is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Perimeter is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MCD14ML_2004#
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MCD14ML_2004-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WGS84LAT
Attribute_Definition:
Latitude of centroid for the MODIS 1km pixel where fire detection has occurred
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WGS84LONG
Attribute_Definition:
Longitude of centroid for the MODIS 1km pixel where fire detection has occurred
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T21
Attribute_Definition: Brightness temperature of band 21 (4 micron band)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Degrees Kelvin
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T31
Attribute_Definition: Brightness temperature of band 31 (11 micron band)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Degrees Kelvin
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SPIX
Attribute_Definition: X dimension or cross track dimension of the MODIS pixel
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TPIX
Attribute_Definition: Y dimension or along track dimension of the MODIS pixel
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE
Attribute_Definition: Gregorian date of fire detection (UTC)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 01/01/2004
Range_Domain_Maximum: 12/31/2004
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Calendar date
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: JDATE
Attribute_Definition: Julian date of fire detection (UTC)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2004001
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2004365
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Julian date
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UTC
Attribute_Definition: Time of fire detection (UTC)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2400
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Hours/minutes
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SATELLITE
Attribute_Definition: Satellite source of fire detection
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Aqua MODIS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Terra MODIS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FRP
Attribute_Definition: Fire radiative power
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Megawatts (MW)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CONFIDENCE
Attribute_Definition: Fire detection confidence
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2222 W. 2300 S.
City: Salt Lake City
State_or_Province: Utah
Postal_Code: 84119
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 801-975-3750
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 801-975-3478
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been used by the USDA Forest Service, the USDA Forest Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and is updated daily throughout the current year.
It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Using the data for other than their intended purpose may yield inaccurate or misleading results. The USDA Forest Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from the USDA Forest Service server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USDA Forest Service, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.
The USDA Forest Service reserves the right to correct, update or modify this data and related materials without notification.
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