Landsat 8 Annual TOA Reflectance Composite [deprecated]

  • This dataset contains annual Landsat 8 composites based on Level L1T orthorectified scenes and computed top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance from 2013 to 2017.

  • This dataset has been superseded by a newer version, LANDSAT/LC08/C01/T1_ANNUAL_TOA, and is no longer being updated by the USGS as of May 1, 2017.

  • The composites are created by including all scenes from each year, with the most recent pixel used as the composite value.

  • The dataset includes various spectral bands with different pixel sizes and wavelengths, along with a Quality Assessment band.

  • Landsat datasets are in the public domain and can be used without copyright restriction, though acknowledging the USGS as the source is requested.
LANDSAT/LC8_L1T_ANNUAL_TOA
Dataset Availability
2013-01-01T00:00:00Z–2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("LANDSAT/LC8_L1T_ANNUAL_TOA")
Tags
annual landsat toa 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.

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.

Bands

Bands

Name Pixel Size Wavelength Description
B1 30 meters 0.43 - 0.45 μm

Coastal aerosol
B2 30 meters 0.45 - 0.51 μm

Blue
B3 30 meters 0.53 - 0.59 μm

Green
B4 30 meters 0.64 - 0.67 μm

Red
B5 30 meters 0.85 - 0.88 μm

Near infrared
B6 30 meters 1.57 - 1.65 μm

Shortwave infrared 1
B7 30 meters 2.11 - 2.29 μm

Shortwave infrared 2
B8 15 meters 0.52 - 0.90 μm

Band 8 Panchromatic
B9 15 meters 1.36 - 1.38 μm

Cirrus
B10 30 meters 10.60 - 11.19 μm

Thermal infrared 1, resampled from 100m to 30m
B11 30 meters 11.50 - 12.51 μm

Thermal infrared 2, resampled from 100m to 30m
BQA 30 meters

Landsat Collection 1 QA Bitmask (See Landsat QA page)

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.

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_ANNUAL_TOA, annual,landsat,toa,usgs
2013-01-01T00:00:00Z/2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
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