These Landsat Collection 2 Tier 1 Level 2 composites are made from Tier 1 Level 2 orthorectified scenes.
The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index is
generated from the Near-IR and Red bands of each scene as (NIR - Red) /
(NIR + Red), and ranges in value from -1.0 to 1.0.
These composites are created from
all the scenes in each
8-day period beginning from the first day of the year and continuing
to the 360th day of the year. The last composite of the year,
beginning on day 361, will overlap the first composite of the
following year by 3 days. All the images from each 8-day period are
included in the composite, with the most recent pixel as the composite value.
Notes:
Only daytime images with WRS_ROW < 122 are included.
For Landsat 7 , images after 2017-01-01 are excluded due to orbital drift.
For Landsat 8, images before 2013-05-01 are excluded due to pointing issues.
Bands
Bands
Name
Min
Max
Pixel Size
Description
NDVI
-1*
1*
30 meters
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
* estimated min or max value
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
Landsat datasets are federally created data
and therefore reside in the public domain and may be used, transferred, or reproduced without copyright restriction.
Acknowledgement or credit of the USGS as data source should be provided
by including a line of text citation such as the example shown below.
(Product, Image, Photograph, or Dataset Name) courtesy of
the U.S. Geological Survey
Example: Landsat-7 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
These Landsat Collection 2 Tier 1 Level 2 composites are made from Tier 1 Level 2 orthorectified scenes. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index is generated from the Near-IR and Red bands of each scene as (NIR - Red) / (NIR + Red), and ranges in value from -1.0 to 1.0. …
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It features the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), calculated from Near-IR and Red bands, ranging from -1.0 to 1.0 with a 30-meter pixel size. Composites include daytime images with WRS_ROW \u003c 122, with specific exclusions for Landsat 7 and 8. The data is in the public domain and requires a USGS citation.\n"],null,["Dataset Availability\n: 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z--2025-09-06T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [Google](https://earthengine.google.com)\n\nCadence\n: 8 Days\n\nTags\n:\n landsat \n ndvi \n usgs \nvegetation-indices \n\nDescription \nThese Landsat Collection 2 Tier 1 Level 2 composites are made from Tier 1 Level 2 orthorectified scenes.\n\nThe Normalized Difference Vegetation Index is\ngenerated from the Near-IR and Red bands of each scene as (NIR - Red) /\n(NIR + Red), and ranges in value from -1.0 to 1.0.\n\nThese composites are created from\nall the scenes in each\n8-day period beginning from the first day of the year and continuing\nto the 360th day of the year. The last composite of the year,\nbeginning on day 361, will overlap the first composite of the\nfollowing year by 3 days. All the images from each 8-day period are\nincluded in the composite, with the most recent pixel as the composite value.\n\nNotes:\n\n- Only daytime images with WRS_ROW \\\u003c 122 are included.\n\n- For Landsat 7 , images after 2017-01-01 are excluded due to orbital drift.\n\n- For Landsat 8, images before 2013-05-01 are excluded due to pointing issues.\n\nBands\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Description |\n|--------|------|-----|------------|----------------------------------------|\n| `NDVI` | -1\\* | 1\\* | 30 meters | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |\n\n\\* estimated min or max value\n\nTerms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nLandsat datasets are federally created data\nand therefore reside in the public domain and may be used, transferred, or reproduced without copyright restriction.\n\nAcknowledgement or credit of the USGS as data source should be provided\nby including a line of text citation such as the example shown below.\n\n(Product, Image, Photograph, or Dataset Name) courtesy of\nthe U.S. Geological Survey\n\nExample: Landsat-7 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey\n\nSee the\n[USGS Visual Identity System Guidance](https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/usgs-visual-identity-system)\nfor further details on proper citation and acknowledgement of USGS products.\n\nExplore with Earth Engine **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\nCode Editor (JavaScript) \n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.ImageCollection('LANDSAT/COMPOSITES/C02/T1_L2_8DAY_NDVI')\n .filterDate('2017-01-01', '2017-12-31');\nvar colorized = dataset.select('NDVI');\nvar colorizedVis = {\n min: 0,\n max: 1,\n palette: [\n 'ffffff', 'ce7e45', 'df923d', 'f1b555', 'fcd163', '99b718', '74a901',\n '66a000', '529400', '3e8601', '207401', '056201', '004c00', '023b01',\n '012e01', '011d01', '011301'\n ],\n};\nMap.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 6);\nMap.addLayer(colorized, colorizedVis, 'Colorized');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/LANDSAT/LANDSAT_COMPOSITES_C02_T1_L2_8DAY_NDVI) \n[Landsat Collection 2 Tier 1 Level 2 8-Day NDVI Composite](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/LANDSAT_COMPOSITES_C02_T1_L2_8DAY_NDVI) \nThese Landsat Collection 2 Tier 1 Level 2 composites are made from Tier 1 Level 2 orthorectified scenes. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index is generated from the Near-IR and Red bands of each scene as (NIR - Red) / (NIR + Red), and ranges in value from -1.0 to 1.0. ... \nLANDSAT/COMPOSITES/C02/T1_L2_8DAY_NDVI, landsat,ndvi,usgs,vegetation-indices \n1984-01-01T00:00:00Z/2025-09-06T00:00:00Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://earthengine.google.com)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/LANDSAT_COMPOSITES_C02_T1_L2_8DAY_NDVI)"]]
