dataset · Global

Landsat Collection 2 Level-1 Operational Land Imager/Thermal Infrared

Level 1 operational land imager (OLI) and thermal infrared (TIRS) data from Landat 8 and Landsat 9.

Source details

Licence: other

Evidence quality: 36.5

Listed in cdse-stac public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

Data offered docs-verified: Coastal aerosol (B1, 30 m) · Blue (B2, 30 m) · Green (B3, 30 m) · Red (B4, 30 m) · Near infrared (B5, 30 m) · SWIR 1.6 (B6, 30 m) · SWIR 2.2 (B7, 30 m) · Panchromatic (B8, 15 m) · Cirrus (B9, 30 m) · Thermal infrared 10.9 (B10, 30 m) · Thermal infrared 12.0 (B11, 30 m) · Quality assessment band (qa_pixel) · Solar and sensor angle bands · Angle coefficients file
Coverage docs-verified: Global · 2014-12-14 to open-ended (ongoing)
Resolution docs-verified: 30 m for multispectral and thermal bands; 15 m for panchromatic (B8)
Formats docs-verified: GeoTIFF (cloud-optimized) · ZIP (zipped product archive) · Plain text (angle coefficients file)
Access docs-verified: Licence 'other' under the USGS Landsat data policy. Item assets reference OIDC and S3 auth, so credentials may be needed for downloads (not confirmed).

Use cases llm-inferred: Regional surface water and NDWI mapping for site screening · Thermal-band land surface temperature context for urban heat and drainage studies · Multi-decade multispectral baseline for habitat and land-cover change (BNG context)
Audience llm-inferred: GIS analysts · ecologists · hydrologists · flood consultants · planners

Constraints llm-inferred: Level-1 product (processing:level L1), not analysis-ready surface reflectance; atmospheric correction and QA masking are the user's responsibility · Record starts 2014-12-14, so no Landsat 7 or earlier history in this collection · Asset downloads reference OIDC/S3 auth, so access may need credentials · Licence 'other' means the USGS policy should be checked before commercial reuse · 30 m resolution limits fine-scale site work

Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.