Landsat 8 8-Day NDVI Composite [deprecated]

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• This dataset provides Landsat 8, 8-day composites of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from 2013 to 2017.

• The NDVI is calculated using the Near-IR and Red bands with values ranging from -1.0 to 1.0.

• This dataset has been superseded and is no longer being produced, with a recommended switch to a Collection 1-based dataset.

• Landsat datasets are public domain and can be used, transferred, or reproduced without copyright restrictions, with acknowledgement of the USGS as the source.

Caution: This dataset has been superseded by LANDSAT/LC08/C01/T1_8DAY_NDVI.

Dataset Availability

2013-04-07T00:00:00Z–2017-04-23T00:00:00Z

Dataset Provider

USGS

Earth Engine Snippet

ee.ImageCollection("LANDSAT/LC8_L1T_8DAY_NDVI")

Tags

8day landsat ndvi usgs

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 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.

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

See the USGS Visual Identity System Guidance for further details on proper citation and acknowledgement of USGS products.

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Landsat 8 8-Day NDVI Composite [deprecated]

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 …

LANDSAT/LC8_L1T_8DAY_NDVI, 8day,landsat,ndvi,usgs

2013-04-07T00:00:00Z/2017-04-23T00:00:00Z

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