Access to MODIS Collection 6.1 and MODIS related data sets in the legacy, on-premises archive at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) will be retired on 19 August 2025. The NASA Earthdata Cloud is now the primary data archive for MODIS Collection 6.1 and MODIS related data. If you currently access data through the legacy, on-premises archive, including through the HTTPS File System or Earthdata Search Stage for Delivery (ECHO Orders), please update your data access workflows and scripts to use the Earthdata Cloud archive. Transformation services through the Customize (ESI) option in Earthdata Search and the EGI API will be retired, with replacement services coming next year. While we are working to provide access to MODIS data in AppEEARS, access may temporarily be disabled.
The legacy, on-premises data archive for MODIS Collection 6.1 is accessed via HTTPS through https://n5eil01u.ecs.nsidc.org/.
The legacy, on-premises data archive for MODIS related data is accessed via HTTPS throughhttps://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/.
The NASA Earthdata Cloud can be accessed via HTTPS through https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/site/collections/directory/NSIDC_CPRD/gov.nasa.eosdis.
The NSIDC DAAC User Services Office provides support for direct data download from Earthdata Cloud HTTPS and access to our AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) buckets. For more details on these access options, please see:
https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/help-center/nasa-earthdata-cloud-data-access-guide