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This video focuses on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Version 6 Vegetation Indices data distributed by NASA’s Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC).
This short tutorial is the 3rd video in the series and will provide the viewer with information about MODIS Vegetation Indices quality information, including how to decode quality bits, tools for working with quality data, and where to find additional information.
To learn more about MODIS Version 6 Vegetation Indices data and other data products distributed by the LP DAAC visit https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/.
