Rapid Response
Welcome to the new Rapid Response system, now part of NASA’s Land Atmosphere Near Real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE). Rapid Response provides daily MODIS images in near real time presented by geographic regions (“subsets”) or orbit overpass time (“realtime”). We are also developing an interactive Web Mapping Service (WMS) which includes imagery from MODIS and other instruments.
Contact Jeff.Schmaltz@nasa.gov with any questions.
Images
Web Mapping Service (WMS)
View and download imagery from a variety of EOS remote sensing products using the interactive Web Mapping Service (WMS). Multiple products from multiple instruments can be overlayed with population density data and administrative boundaries from the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). An Antarctic Polar WMS and an Arctic Polar WMS are available using the polar stereographic coordinate system to assist in viewing high/low latitude phenomena. NOTE: The WMS currently does not work with Internet Explorer. We are investigating this issue and hope to have it resolved soon.
Subsets
A large number of geo-rectified images across the world are available in GIS-compatible format. The subsets are user-specified and include most of the AERONET sunphotometer sites. To add additional subsets contact Rapid Response Outreach Coordinator.
Near Real Time (Orbit Swath) Images
Swath images are generated for each five-minute interval for both Terra and Aqua MODIS data. These data are posted on this page approximately 2.5 hours after the observation at the spacecraft.
Gallery
A number of images are selected each day and posted on this page as soon as possible after data acquisition. These images are selected because they show some interesting event.
Antarctica Mosaic
The Rapid Response system generates complete mosaic images of Antarctica every day at 4km, 2km, and 1km, resolutions. The mosaic is composed of smaller image tiles which are available individually at 4km, 2km, 1km, 500m, and 250m resolutions.
Arctic Mosaic
The Rapid Response system generates complete mosaic images of the Arctic every day at 4km, 2km, and 1km, resolutions. The mosaic is composed of smaller image tiles which are available individually at 4km, 2km, 1km, 500m, and 250m resolutions.
Global Fire Maps
Global 10-day fire maps are generated using the MODIS Rapid Response fire locations to represent the current fire activity across the world.
About
About Rapid Response Imagery
Usage guidelines and other information about the Rapid Response imagery.
System Status
Information about the current status of the Rapid Response system.
Partners
Information about how the Rapid Response imagery is used by our partners in a variety of applications.
Support
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Rapid Response system.
Contact Us
Contact information for questions about the Rapid Response system.
