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Landsat 8 (NASA)

Screenshot of Landsat 8 image
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)

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