How to Use the Landsat Archive Dashboard

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The Landsat Archive Dashboard allows you to explore and examine the vast USGS EROS archive of Landsat Collection 2 Level-1 and Level-2 products.

Each tab of the Landsat Archive Dashboard displays a map and includes multiple filters to narrow down to your area of interest or timeframe. You can also download the result of your interaction. The Archive Stats tab contains interesting information and summarizes all Level-1 and Level-2 products – this tab can also be filtered.

The Worldwide Reference System (WRS) is a global notation system for Landsat data that enables a user to inquire about satellite imagery over any portion of the world by specifying a nominal scene center designated by PATH and ROW numbers. The WRS has proven valuable for the cataloging, referencing, and day-to-day use of imagery transmitted from the Landsat sensors.

The Landsat 4 - 9 archive map is based on the 2 (WRS-2) that contains 233 Paths.
The Landsat 1 - 3 Archive map is based on WRS-1 and contains 251 Paths.

The colors on the maps show detail about the number of products per Path/Row. Hover details are shown for Path/Row reference and number of products per Path/Row. The data is filtered on Spacecraft ID, Sensor, Year Acquired, Collection Category, and Processing Level.

Downloading Scene Metadata from Landsat Archive Dashboard

When filtered to 10,000 scenes or less, users can select the download icon in the bottom right corner of the dashboard and select "Data" to download scene metadata. Users interested in larger metadata downloads should use the Landsat Bulk Metadata download tool.

Step 1

Use the filters on the right and the map tools to narrow down an area of interest with 10,000 products or less.

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Step 2

After filtering, select the download icon in the bottom right corner. From the download options select "Data." If the "Data" option is grayed out, filter out more products. Use "Data" from the downloads options instead of "Crosstab" to obtain individual product information from the filtered results.

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Step 3

From the left side of the popup box, select "L4-9 Query," which contains the filtered product information. Click the "Show Fields" button in the top right corner to add additional fields from the data source i.e. s3_location, date_acquired. The s3_location field provides the file path location to Landsat products stored in the commercial cloud. Select the "Download" button in the top right corner to download the filtered results from the map.

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Product Information

For more information on the Landsat products used to create this dashboard, please see the following pages:

Level-1 Digital Object Identifiers (DOI)

Landsat 8-9 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 Level 1 - doi.org/10.5066/P975CC9B
Landsat 7 ETM+ Collection 2 Level 1 - doi.org/10.5066/P9TU80IG
Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 Level 1 - doi.org/10.5066/P918ROHC
Landsat 1-5 MSS Collection 2 Level 1 - doi.org/10.5066/P9AF14YV

Level-2 Digital Object Identifiers (DOI)

Landsat 8-9 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 Level-2 - doi.org/10.5066/P9OGBGM6
Landsat 7 ETM+ Collection 2 Level-2 - doi.org/10.5066/P9C7I13B
Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 Level-2 - doi.org/10.5066/P9IAXOVV

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How to Use the Landsat Archive Dashboard