dataset · Global
USGS Landsat
This joint NASA/USGS program provides the longest continuous space-based record of Earth’s land in existence. Every day, Landsat satellites provide essential information to help land managers and policy makers make wise decisions about our resources and our environment. Data is provided for Landsats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 (excludes Landsat 6). As of June 28, 2023 ([announcement](https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/news/changes-coming-landsats-simple-notification-service-amazon-web-service)
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Licence: There are no restrictions on Landsat data downloaded from the USGS; it can be used or redistributed as desired. We do request that you include a [statement of the data source](https://www.usgs.gov/ce
Evidence quality: 47.5
Listed in aws-odr public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- Landsat scenes from Landsats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 (excludes Landsat 6) · Level-1 and Level-2 scenes · Level 3 Science Products · U.S. ARD Tiles · scene metadata · STAC catalog
- Coverage docs-verified
- Earth's land (global)
- Update frequency docs-verified
- Daily (new scenes added daily)
- Formats llm-inferred
- Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) · STAC
- Access docs-verified
- Free and open, no licence restrictions; AWS S3 bucket is Requester Pays (us-west-2), so the requester pays access costs; attribution to USGS requested when citing or reprinting
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Multi-decade land and water-body change analysis for a site or catchment baseline · Historical wetland and floodplain extent comparison to support flood risk assessment · Habitat change detection for BNG baseline context · Land-use change evidence for drainage strategy or catchment studies
- Audience llm-inferred
- GIS analysts · hydrologists · ecologists · planners · flood consultants
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Landsat 6 is excluded from the data · S3 bucket is Requester Pays, so downloads incur AWS charges to the requester · Resolution and time span are not stated in the docs · Previous SNS notification topic was replaced on June 28, 2023; pipelines using it need updating · Data access requires AWS CLI or SDK tooling and familiarity with cloud-hosted COGs/STAC
Evidence
- arn:aws:s3:::usgs-landsat/collection02/, arn:aws:sns:us-west-2:673253540267:public-c2-notify-v2, arn:aws:sns:us-west-2:673253540267:public-c2-level-3-tile-notify-v2
- https://registry.opendata.aws/usgs-landsat/
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.