Landsat 4-9 U.S. Analysis Ready Data, Collection 2

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

doi:10.5066/P960F8OC

Landsat U.S. Analysis Ready Data Landsat Collection 2 (C2) provides several improvements to Landsat Level-1 data, including better geometric accuracy, which increases the number of C2 U.S. ARD tiles that are available. Visit the Landsat Collection 2 page for more details about these improvements. Media CEOS ARD Compliance Stamp Logo Sources/Usage: Some content may have restrictions. View Media Details Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Analysis Ready Data for Land (CARD4L) compliance stamp logo. Landsat C2 U.S. ARD significantly reduces the magnitude of data processing for application scientists, who currently have to download and prepare large amounts of Landsat scene-based data for time-series investigative analysis. Landsat C2 U.S. ARD are available for the conterminous United States (CONUS) (1982-present), Alaska (1984-present) and Hawaii (1989-1993 and 1999-present) using Landsat C2 Level-1 data processed into Albers-projected Level-2 Surface Reflectance and Surface Temperature products from the following Landsat sensors: Landsat 8/9 Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2)/ Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 (TIRS-2) Tier 1, Tier 2 * Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) Tier 1 Landsat 4-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) Tier 1 The CONUS, Alaska, and Hawaii histograms display the available Landsat Collection 2 data used to create ARD products for these states. Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 U.S. ARD are created 2 to 3 days after the tiered Level-1 products are processed to Level-2 science products. Visit the Landsat Collection 2 Generation Timeline for more details about data processing timelines. Landsat Collection 2 US. ARD products are internationally-recognized satellite data that have been processed to a minimum set of requirements and organized into a structure that allows for immediate analysis with minimum user effort and interoperability both through time and with other datasets. Image used with permission by CEOS. Landsat 1-5 Multispectral Scanner (MSS) data will be considered for processing into the U.S. ARD inventory once these data have been sufficiently analyzed for their suitability. Global ARD specifications are being developed by the USGS/NASA Landsat Team. Additional information will be provided when details become available.