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Landsat 8 (NASA)
Landsat 8 (NASA)
Landsat 8 (NASA)
Data provided by:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Data accessibility:
export data
Link to the data:
Download via GloVis (USGS)
Download via Earth Explorer (USGS)
Download via Landsat Look Viewer (USGS)
Requirements:
login (earthexplorer account)
File type:
GeoTIFF
,
tiff
Data type:
satellite data or aerial image
Disaster cycle phase:
Disaster Risk Management, Response, Recovery
Space-based Information:
Landsat 8
Spatial coverage:
Global
Spatial resolution:
15.00
Temporal coverage:
Archive
Content dates:
2013-today
Technical Specifications:
Landsat 8 (USGS webpage)
Bandnames, wavelengths and resolution for each Landsat sensor (USGS)
Processing levels of Landsat (USGS)
Landsat 8 Mission Data Data Format Control Book (Rawest form) (USGS)
Landsat 8 Level 0 Reformatted Data Format Control Book (Format prior to product…
Landsat 8 Level 1 Data Format Control Book (Products)
Landsat 8 CAL/VAL Algorithm Description Document (USGS)
Landsat 8 Fact sheet(USGS)
Landsat 8 Conversion to Radiance, Reflectance and At-Satellite Brightness Tempe…
Descripción y Corrección de Productos Landsat 8 (IGAC) (spanish)
Costs:
free
Tutorials on the use of data:
How to calculate NDVI based on Landsat using SPRING software
,
A quick guide to Earth Explorer for Landsat 8 (NASA)
,
Using Earth Explorer to find Landsat data (Penn State)
Provider