What is an image subset?
An image subset is an image created by the MODIS Rapid Response team for a specific area of the globe. These images are available as true color composites as well as other band visualizations and ratios which illustrate different land characteristics. The images can be overlaid on the MODIS Rapid Response website with vector information such as fires detected and political boundaries, and can be downloaded as GeoTIFFs or JPEGs with associated world files containing the georeferencing information for loading into GIS software. Metadata are also available. FIRMS subsets are available here: http://maps.geog.umd.edu/firms/subsets.htm All MODIS Rapid Response subsets are available on the following website: http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.
