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Description

This dataset contains all the Landsat 1 to Landsat 5 Multi Spectral Scanner (MSS) high-quality ortho-rectified Level 1 GEO and GTC dataset acquired by ESA over the Fucino, Kiruna (active from April to September only) and Maspalomas (on campaign basis) visibility masks.

The acquired Landsat MSS scene covers approximately 183 x 172.8 km. A standard full scene is nominally centred on the intersection between a path and row (the actual image centre can vary by up to 200 m). The altitude changed from 917 km to 705 km and therefore two World Reference Systems (WRS) were used. A full image is composed of 3460 pixels x 2880 lines with a pixel size of 60 m.

Two different product levels are available:

  • Geometrically and terrain corrected GTC Products (L1T): The most accurate level of processing as they incorporate Ground Control Points (GCPs) and a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) to provide systematic geometric and topographic accuracy; with geodetic accuracy dependent on the number, spatial distribution and accuracy of the GCPs over the scene extent, and the resolution of the DEM used.
     
  • Geometrically corrected GEO Product (L1G): Normally generated where there is a lack of GCPs, and are derived purely from data collected by the sensor and spacecraft e.g. ephemeris data.

Matera density and coverage map
Matera density and coverage map

Kiruna density and coverage map
Kiruna density and coverage map

Maspalomas density and coverage map
Maspalomas density and coverage map

Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Spatial coverage:
71 N, -24 S, -22 W, 44 E
Temporal coverage:
1975-04-21 - 1993-12-31Landsat 1: 1975-04-21 - 1976-10-19 (Fucino) Landsat 2: 1975-07-24 - 1982-02-28 (Fucino, Kiruna) Landsat 3: 1978-07-07 - 1982-11-04 (Fucino, Kiruna) Landsat 4: 1982-08-11 - 1987-10-19 (Fucino, Kiruna; Maspalomas from July 1984) Landsat 5: 1984-04-06 - 1993-12-31 (Fucino, Kiruna, Matera; Maspalomas from February 1987)
Date of launch:
Landsat-1: 23-06-1972, Landsat-2: 22-01-1975, Landsat-3: 05-03-1978, Landsat-4: 16-07-1982, Landsat-5: 01-03-1984
Operators:
USGS
Mission status:
Completed
Orbit height:
917 km (Landsat-1 to Landsat-3), 705 km (Landsat-4 and Landsat-5)
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Swath width:
185 km
Current Processor Version:
3.08
Resolution:
Medium Resolution - MR (20 - 500 m)
Wavelengths:
VIS (0.40 - 0.75 µm), NIR (0.75 - 1.30 µm)
Product types:
MSS_GTC_1P, MSS_GEO_1P

PROCESSING LEVEL

Level 1, Level 1T, Level 1G, Multiple

APPLICABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS

Utilisation of this data is subject to the Terms and Conditions for ESA's Third Party Missions scheme.

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RESOURCES

Product Specifications

Landsat products description document

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Landsat MSS Data Format Control Book (DFCB)

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Landsat Products, Algorithms and Processing (MSS, TM & ETM+)

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Matera density and coverage map

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Kiruna density and coverage map

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Maspalomas density and coverage map

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