Landsat 8

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The Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) are onboard the Landsat 8 satellite, have acquired images of the Earth since February 2013. The sensors collect images of the Earth with a 16-day repeat cycle, referenced to the Worldwide Reference System-2. The approximate scene size is 170 km north-south by 183 km east-west (106 mi by 114 mi). Landsat 8 image data files consist of 11 spectral bands with a spatial resolution of 30 meters for bands 1-7 and bands 9-11; 15-meters for the panchromatic band 8. Delivered Landsat 8 Level-1 data typically include both OLI and TIRS data files; however, there may be OLI-only and/or TIRS-only scenes in the USGS archive. A Quality Assurance (QA.tif) band is also included. This file provides bit information regarding conditions that may affect the accuracy and usability of a given pixel – clouds, water or snow, for example.

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bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	C1235542031-USGS_LTA
issued	2013-02-11
landingPage	https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov:443/search/concepts/C1235542031-USGS_LTA.html
language	[ "en-US" ]
programCode	[ "026:001" ]
spatial	-180.0 -82.71 180.0 82.74
temporal	2013-02-11T00:00:00Z/2023-02-28T00:00:00Z
theme	[ "CWIC", "ESIP", "LDCM", "geospatial" ]