These Landsat Collection 2 Tier 1 Level 2 composites are made from Tier 1 Level 2 orthorectified scenes.
The Burn Area Index (BAI) is generated from the Red and
Near-IR bands, and measures the spectral distance of each pixel from a
reference spectral point (the measured reflectance of charcoal). This
index is intended to emphasize the charcoal signal in post-fire
images. See
Chuvieco et al. (2002)
for details.
These composites are created from
all the scenes in
each annual period beginning from the first day of the year and
continuing to the last day of the year. All the images from each year
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
Pixel Size
Description
BAI
30 meters
Burn Area Index
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 Burn Area Index (BAI) is generated from the Red and Near-IR bands, and measures the spectral distance of each pixel from a reference spectral point (the measured reflectance of charcoal). This …
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This\nindex is intended to emphasize the charcoal signal in post-fire\nimages. See\n[Chuvieco et al. (2002)](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431160210153129)\nfor details.\n\nThese composites are created from\nall the scenes in\neach annual period beginning from the first day of the year and\ncontinuing to the last day of the year. All the images from each year\nare included 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\n### Bands\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Pixel Size | Description |\n|-------|------------|-----------------|\n| `BAI` | 30 meters | Burn Area Index |\n\n### Terms 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\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **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\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.ImageCollection('LANDSAT/COMPOSITES/C02/T1_L2_ANNUAL_BAI')\n .filterDate('2023-01-01', '2023-12-31');\nvar burnedArea = dataset.select('BAI');\n\nvar burnedAreaVis = {\n min: 0.0,\n max: 100.0,\n};\nMap.setCenter(21.6, -18, 8);\nMap.addLayer(burnedArea, burnedAreaVis, 'Burned Area');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/LANDSAT/LANDSAT_COMPOSITES_C02_T1_L2_ANNUAL_BAI) \n[Landsat Collection 2 Tier 1 Level 2 Annual BAI Composite](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/LANDSAT_COMPOSITES_C02_T1_L2_ANNUAL_BAI) \nThese Landsat Collection 2 Tier 1 Level 2 composites are made from Tier 1 Level 2 orthorectified scenes. The Burn Area Index (BAI) is generated from the Red and Near-IR bands, and measures the spectral distance of each pixel from a reference spectral point (the measured reflectance of charcoal). This ... \nLANDSAT/COMPOSITES/C02/T1_L2_ANNUAL_BAI, bai,landsat,usgs,vegetation-indices \n1984-01-01T00:00:00Z/2025-01-01T00:00:00Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://landsat.usgs.gov/)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/LANDSAT_COMPOSITES_C02_T1_L2_ANNUAL_BAI)"]]
