AI-generated Key Takeaways
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This Landsat 8 dataset provides 8-day Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) composites from Level L1T orthorectified scenes, using top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance.
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The dataset covers the period from April 7, 2013, to April 23, 2017, and is now considered complete and superseded by a Collection 1-based dataset.
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Users are advised to switch to the updated LANDSAT/LC08/C01/T1_8DAY_EVI dataset for continued access to Landsat 8 8-day EVI data.
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The EVI values range from -1.0 to 1.0 and are generated from the Near-IR, Red, and Blue bands of each scene.
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Landsat datasets are in the public domain and can be used without copyright restrictions, but proper citation to the USGS is required.
- Dataset Availability
- 2013-04-07T00:00:00Z–2017-04-23T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- USGS
- Tags
Description
These Landsat 8 composites are made from Level L1T orthorectified scenes, using the computed top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance. See Chander et al. (2009) for details on the TOA computation.
As of May 1, 2017, the USGS is no longer producing Pre-Collection Landsat, and therefore this collection is complete. Please switch to a Collection 1-based dataset. See this documentation page for more information.
The Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) is generated from the Near-IR, Red and Blue bands of each scene, and ranges in value from -1.0 to 1.0. See Huete et al. (2002) for details.
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.
Bands
Bands
| Name | Pixel Size | Description |
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EVI |
30 meters | Enhanced Vegetation 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
See the USGS Visual Identity System Guidance for further details on proper citation and acknowledgement of USGS products.