{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["026:00"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "Planetary Data System", "hasEmail": "mailto:pds-operator@jpl.nasa.gov"}, "description": "The MOD44W Version 6 data product was decommissioned on July 18, 2024. Users are encouraged to use the [MOD44W Version 6.1](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD44W.061) data product.\n\nThe Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Land Water Mask (MOD44W) Version 6 data product provides a global map of surface water at 250 meter (m) spatial resolution. The data are available annually from 2000 to 2015. MOD44W Version 6 is derived using a decision tree classifier trained with MODIS data and validated with the Version 5 MOD44W data product. A series of masks are applied to address known issues caused by terrain shadow, burn scars, cloudiness, or ice cover in oceans. A primary improvement in Version 6 is the generation of time series data rather than a simple static representation of water, given that water bodies fluctuate in size and location over time due to both natural and anthropogenic causes. Provided in each MOD44W Version 6 Hierarchical Data Format 4 (HDF4) file are layers for land, water, no data, and an associated per pixel quality assurance (QA) layer that provides users with information on the determination of water. \n\nKnown Issues\n* The mask area for pixels outside of the Sinusoidal Grid for tile h27v14 should be labeled as 250 (Outside of Projection) instead of 0 (Land) and the QA values should be 10 (Fill) instead of 3 (Lower confidence land) for years 2000 through 2015.\n* Additional known issues are described in the User Guide and ATBD.\n* For complete information about known issues please refer to the [MODIS/VIIRS Land Quality Assessment website](https://landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/knownissue?sensor=MODIS&sat=Terra&as=6).", "identifier": "10.5067/MODIS/MOD44W.006", "keyword": ["earth-science-surface-radiative-properties-land-surface-reflectance", "earth-science-surface-water-terrestrial-hydrosphere-surface-water-processes-measurements"], "license": "https://www.usa.gov/government-works", "modified": "2026-06-22", "programCode": ["026:000"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "LP DAAC;NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/MODAPS"}, "spatial": "[\"CARTESIAN\", [{\"NorthBoundingCoordinate\": 90, \"WestBoundingCoordinate\": -180, \"EastBoundingCoordinate\": 180, \"SouthBoundingCoordinate\": -90}]]", "temporal": "2000-01-01/2015-12-31", "theme": ["Earth Science"], "title": "MODIS/Terra Land Water Mask Derived from MODIS and SRTM L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V006"}