Social scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center – in collaboration with the USGS National Land Imaging Program – conduct Earth observation user case studies using qualitative research methods.
Landsat Every Pixel
This video series provides easy to understand information on Landsat 8's orbit, its sensors, and data recording, downlinking and processing activities.
- Landsat 8's Orbit: Explains the path of the Landsat 8 satellite as it circles the earth.
- Landsat 8's Sensors: Describes how the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) collect data.
- Recording Data: Provides an overview of how the data acquired by the OLI and TIRS sensors moves to the onboard recorder.
- Ground Stations: Displays how data is transmitted from the Landsat 8 satellite to the USGS EROS and International Cooperator's ground stations.
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Processing Data: Explains how the data received by ground stations is processed to create a final image and Level-1 data products.
The videos below are also on this USGS YouTube Playlist.
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Recording every pixel as Landsat orbits Earth is a complicated task. Here is an overview of how that data goes from the sensors into the recorder.
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