MODIS Global Fire Products

Codes and versions

Burned Area Products (MCD64A1) Global fire location product (MCD14ML)

The latest version (Collection 6.1) of the MODIS Global Burned Area Product was released in 2017.

Links

• http://modis-fire.umd.edu/ba.html

• MODIS Burned Area Product User's Guide at

  • http://modis-fire.umd.edu/files/MODIS_C6_Fire_User_Guide_B.pdf
  • https://modis-fire.umd.edu/files/MODIS_C61_BA_User_Guide_1.1.pdf

• MODIS Collection 6 and Collection 6.1 Active Fire Product User's Guide v1.0 (May 2021):

  • https://modis-fire.umd.edu/files/MODIS_C6_C6.1_Fire_User_Guide_1.0.pdf

Data access and preparation

mkdir -p $GISDATA/fire/global/MCD64A1/HDF
cd $GISDATA/fire/global/MCD64A1/HDF

touch  ~/.wgetrc
## user and password from user guide (chapter 4)
echo "user=XXXX" > ~/.wgetrc
echo "password=XXXX" >> ~/.wgetrc

SRV=fuoco.geog.umd.edu
VRS=C61
PRD=MCD64A1

mkdir -p $GISDATA/fire/global/MCD64A1/HDF/
cd $GISDATA/fire/global/MCD64A1/HDF/

sftp fire@fuoco.geog.umd.edu
cd data/MODIS/C61/MCD64A1/HDF/
lmkdir h30v12 
lmkdir h29v12 
lmkdir h29v13  
lmkdir h28v13

lcd ../h30v12
get h30v12/MCD64A1.A2014*
lcd ../h29v12
get h29v12/MCD64A1.A2014*
lcd ../h29v13
get h29v13/MCD64A1.A2014*
lcd ../h28v13
get h28v13/MCD64A1.A2014*
bye

rm ~/.wgetrc

mkdir -p $GISDATA/fire/global/MCD14ML/
cd $GISDATA/fire/global/MCD14ML/
sftp fire@fuoco.geog.umd.edu
cd data/MODIS/C6/MCD14ML
ls MCD14ML.200*
progress
get -p MCD14ML.200*
get -p MCD14ML.202*
get -p MCD14ML.201*

This dataset is used for...

Monitoring vertebrates in the Gran Sabana, Venezuela

• OSF project component