Reading hdf files into R and converting them to geoTIFF rasters

Question

I\'m trying to read MODIS 17 data files into R, manipulate them (cropping etc.) and then save them as geoTIFF\'s. The data files come in .hdf format and there

Answer 1

Use the HEG toolkit provided by NASA to convert your hdf file to geotiff and then use any package ("raster" for example) to read the file. I do the same for both old and new hdf files.

Heres the link: https://newsroom.gsfc.nasa.gov/sdptoolkit/HEG/HEGHome.html

Take a look at the NASA products supported here: https://newsroom.gsfc.nasa.gov/sdptoolkit/HEG/HEGProductList.html

Hope this helps.