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Due to system maintenance from Monday, 20 April 2009 through Thursday, 23 April 2009, NSIDC will not receive MODIS data from our data provider.
Data Announcements: MODIS 
Distribution of AMSR-E, MODIS, GLAS, and NISE Data on Hard Media No Longer Available After 11 March 2009
Beginning 11 March 2009, NSIDC will no longer offer distribution on hard media (CD-ROM, DVD, DLT) for AMSR-E, MODIS, GLAS, or NISE data sets.
Production of MODIS Terra and Aqua Snow and Sea Ice Products Have Resumed
Production of MODIS Terra and Aqua snow and sea ice products have resumed, and both Terra and Aqua products are almost caught up.
Production of MODIS Terra and Aqua Snow and Sea Ice Products was Stopped
Due to a hardware failure on 29 December 2008, production of MODIS Terra and Aqua snow and sea ice products have been suspended indefinitely.
Incorrect Geolocation Information in MODIS Data
NSIDC would like to inform you that due to intermittent satellite maneuvers throughout the lifetime of Terra and Aqua, some geolocation information in MODIS data is incorrect. Data with erroneous… Read more »
New tool available: the MODIS Interactive Subsetting Tool (MIST)
NSIDC has created and released the MODIS Interactive Subsetting Tool (MIST) for public use. NSIDC created MIST in order to provide users with a 7 km by 7 km subset… Read more »
