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Formats

NOAA CoastWatch MODIS products are distributed in a variety of formats. Several criteria are used in the selection of a data format:

  • Filesize (compression)
  • Public acceptance
  • Information retention
  • etc.

The following table describes the data formats in use for MODIS products. Some of the formats are reserved for special requests and are not routinely produced.

Format: Primary Use Typical Size
Hierchical Data Format
(HDF-EOS)		 Scientific Analysis 25 - 85 MB
GeoTIFF GIS/Graphics 425 KB
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) Graphics
Web Browser		 100 KB
Binary Raster
(FLT,HDR)		 Scientific Modelling
GIS		 9 - 12 MB
 
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