In the past, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA collaborated on the creation of four global land data sets from Landsat images: one from the 1970s, and one each from circa 1990, 2000, and 2005. Each of these global data sets was created from the primary Landsat sensor in use at the time: the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) in the 1970s, the Thematic Mapper (TM) in 1990, Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) in 2000, and a combination of TM and ETM+ in 2005.
This map contains a number of world-wide dynamic image services providing access to various Landsat scenes covering the landmass of the World for visual interpretation. Landsat 8 collects new scenes for each location on Earth every 16 days, assuming limited cloud coverage. Newest and near cloud-free scenes are displayed by default on top. Most scenes collected since 1st January 2015 are included. The service also includes scenes from the Global Land Survey* (circa 2010, 2005, 2000, 1990, 1975).The service contains a range of different predefined renderers for Multispectral, Panchromatic as well as Pansharpened scenes. The layers in the service can be time-enabled so that the applications can restrict the displayed scenes to a specific date range. This ArcGIS Server dynamic service can be used in Web Maps and ArcGIS Desktop, Web and Mobile applications using the REST based image services API. Users can also export images, but the exported area is limited to maximum of 2,000 columns x 2,000 rows per request.Data Source: The imagery in these services is sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The data for these services reside on the Landsat Public Datasets hosted on the Amazon Web Service cloud. Users can access full scenes from https://github.com/landsat-pds/landsat_ingestor/wiki/Accessing-Landsat-on-AWS, or alternatively access http://landsatlook.usgs.gov to review and download full scenes from the complete USGS archive.For more information on Landsat 8 images, see http://landsat.usgs.gov/landsat8.php.*The Global Land Survey includes images from Landsat 1 through Landsat 7. Band numbers and band combinations differ from those of Landsat 8, but have been mapped to the most appropriate band as in the above table. For more information about the Global Land Survey, visit http://landsat.usgs.gov/science_GLS.php.For more information on each of the individual layers, see http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d9b466d6a9e647ce8d1dd5fe12eb434b ; http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6b003010cbe64d5d8fd3ce00332593bf ; http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a7412d0c33be4de698ad981c8ba471e6
This dataset contains open-access satellite imagery from Landsat-9, processed to support vegetation anomaly detection in the Amazon region, specifically around the Xingu River Basin in Brazil. The data supports submission to the OpenAI to Z Challenge and is structured to be used with a custom .vrt file that enables fast loading and NDVI computation. The imagery was downloaded from USGS EarthExplorer: Platform: Landsat-9 Product: L1GT Path/Row: 232/062 Acquisition Date: June 1, 2025 Bands… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/ThrishaSivasakthi/Amazon-vrt.
This map contains a number of world-wide dynamic image services providing access to various Landsat scenes covering the landmass of the World for visual interpretation. Landsat 8 collects new scenes for each location on Earth every 16 days, assuming limited cloud coverage. Newest and near cloud-free scenes are displayed by default on top. Most scenes collected since 1st January 2015 are included. The service also includes scenes from the Global Land Survey* (circa 2010, 2005, 2000, 1990, 1975).
The service contains a range of different predefined renderers for Multispectral, Panchromatic as well as Pansharpened scenes. The layers in the service can be time-enabled so that the applications can restrict the displayed scenes to a specific date range.
This ArcGIS Server dynamic service can be used in Web Maps and ArcGIS Desktop, Web and Mobile applications using the REST based image services API. Users can also export images, but the exported area is limited to maximum of 2,000 columns x 2,000 rows per request.
Data Source: The imagery in these services is sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The data for these services reside on the Landsat Public Datasets hosted on the Amazon Web Service cloud. Users can access full scenes from https://github.com/landsat-pds/landsat_ingestor/wiki/Accessing-Landsat-on-AWS, or alternatively access http://landsatlook.usgs.gov to review and download full scenes from the complete USGS archive.
For more information on Landsat 8 images, see http://landsat.usgs.gov/landsat8.php.
*The Global Land Survey includes images from Landsat 1 through Landsat 7. Band numbers and band combinations differ from those of Landsat 8, but have been mapped to the most appropriate band as in the above table. For more information about the Global Land Survey, visit http://landsat.usgs.gov/science_GLS.php.
For more information on each of the individual layers, see
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This layer includes Landsat 8 and 9 imagery for use in visualization and analysis. This layer is time enabled and includes the panchromatic band from the Operational Land Imager (OLI). It is updated daily with new imagery directly sourced from the USGS Landsat collection on AWS.Geographic CoverageGlobal Land SurfacePolar regions are available in polar-projected Imagery Layers: Landsat Arctic Views and Landsat Antarctic Views.Temporal CoverageThis layer is updated daily with new imagery.Working in tandem, Landsat 8 and 9 revisit each point on Earth's land surface every 8 days.Most images collected from January 2015 to present are included.Approximately 5 images for each path/row from 2013 and 2014 are also included.Product LevelThe Landsat 8 and 9 imagery in this layer is comprised of Collection 2 Level-1 data.The imagery has Top of Atmosphere (TOA) correction applied.TOA is applied using the radiometric rescaling coefficients provided the USGS.The TOA reflectance values (ranging 0 – 1 by default) are scaled using a range of 0 – 10,000.Image Selection/FilteringA number of fields are available for filtering, including Acquisition Date, Estimated Cloud Cover, and Product ID.To isolate and work with specific images, either use the ‘Image Filter’ to create custom layers or add a ‘Query Filter’ to restrict the default layer display to a specified image or group of images.Visual RenderingDefault rendering is Panchromatic (0.5-0.68 µm).Raster Functions enable on-the-fly rendering of band combinations and calculated indices from the source imagery.The DRA version of each layer enables visualization of the full dynamic range of the images.Other pre-defined Raster Functions can be selected via the renderer drop-down or custom functions can be created.This layer is part of a larger collection of Landsat Imagery Layers that you can use to perform a variety of mapping analysis tasks.Additional Usage NotesImage exports are limited to 4,000 columns x 4,000 rows per request.This dynamic imagery layer can be used in Web Maps and ArcGIS Pro as well as web and mobile applications using the ArcGIS REST APIs.WCS and WMS compatibility means this imagery layer can be consumed as WCS or WMS services.The Landsat Explorer App is another way to access and explore the imagery.Data SourceLandsat imagery is sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Data is hosted in Amazon Web Services as part of their Public Data Sets program.For information, see Landsat 8 and Landsat 9.
This layer includes Landsat 8 imagery for use in visualization and analysis. This layer is time enabled and includes a number of pansharpened renderings on demand. The layer includes 15m imagery rendered on-the-fly as Natural Color with DRA. It is updated daily with new imagery directly sourced from the USGS Landsat collection on AWS.Geographic CoverageGlobal Land Surface.Polar regions are available in polar-projected Imagery Layers: Landsat Arctic Views and Landsat Antarctic Views.Temporal CoverageThis layer is updated daily with new imagery.Landsat 8 revisits each point on Earth's land surface every 16 days.Most images collected from January 2015 to present are included.Approximately 5 images for each path/row from 2013 and 2014 are also included.Product LevelThe Landsat 8 imagery in this layer is comprised of Collection 2 Level-1 data.The imagery has Top of Atmosphere (TOA) correction applied.TOA is applied using the radiometric rescaling coefficients provided the USGS.The TOA reflectance values (ranging 0 – 1 by default) are scaled using a range of 0 – 10,000.Image Selection/FilteringA number of fields are available for filtering, including Acquisition Date, Estimated Cloud Cover, and Product ID.To isolate and work with specific images, either use the ‘Image Filter’ to create custom layers or add a ‘Query Filter’ to restrict the default layer display to a specified image or group of images.Visual RenderingDefault rendering is PanSharpened Natural Color images.Raster Functions enable on-the-fly rendering of band combinations and calculated indices from the source imagery.The DRA version of each layer enables visualization of the full dynamic range of the images.Other pre-defined Raster Functions can be selected via the renderer drop-down or custom functions can be created.This layer is part of a larger collection of Landsat Imagery Layers that you can use to perform a variety of mapping analysis tasks.Additional Usage NotesImage exports are limited to 4,000 columns x 4,000 rows per request.This dynamic imagery layer can be used in Web Maps and ArcGIS Pro as well as web and mobile applications using the ArcGIS REST APIs.WCS and WMS compatibility means this imagery layer can be consumed as WCS or WMS services.The Landsat Explorer App is another way to access and explore the imagery.Data SourceLandsat imagery is sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Data is hosted in Amazon Web Services as part of their Public Data Sets program.For information on Landsat 8 images, see Landsat8.
This layer includes Landsat GLS pansharpened imagery rendered on-the-fly as Natural Color with DRA for use in visualization and analysis. This layer is time enabled and includes a number of pansharpened renderings on demand. The layer includes 30m natural color Landsat 7 ETM+, Landsat 5 TM, and Landsat 4 imagery, enhanced with 15m panchromatic imagery.Geographic CoverageWorld-wide imagery coverage.Temporal CoverageThis imagery layer includes data from epochs 2010, 2005 and 2000. Analysis ReadyThis imagery layer is analysis ready with Top of Atmosphere (TOA) correction applied.The TOA reflectance values (ranging 0 – 1 by default) are scaled using a range of 0 – 10,000.The scale is equivalent to other TOA reflectance products, including those provided by the USGS.Image Selection/FilteringNewer images are displayed by default on top.The entire archive is accessible via custom filtering.A number of fields are available for filtering, including Acquisition Date, Estimated Cloud Cover, and Product ID.By setting the filter to Best is lesser than QQQQ one can control to see the best N scenes, where QQQQ=N*1million.NOTE: Turning off all filters, and loading the entire archive, may affect performance.Visual RenderingDefault layer is Pansharpened Enhanced with Dynamic Range Adjustment (DRA), which is a band combination (original bands 4,3,2) that displays natural colors.The DRA version of each layer enables visualization of the full dynamic range of the images.Rendering (or display) of band combinations and calculated indices is done on-the-fly from the source images via Raster Functions.Various pre-defined Raster Functions can be selected or custom functions can be created.Other Layer Usage Notes...Overviews exist with a spatial resolution of 300m and are updated weekly based on the best and latest imagery available at that time.To work with individual source images at all scales, either use the ‘Lock Raster’ functionality or add a query filter to restrict the display to a specified image or group of images.NOTE: ‘Lock Raster’ should only be used on the layer for short periods of time, as the imagery and associated record Object IDs may change daily.Images can be exported up to a maximum of 2,000 columns x 2,000 rows per request.This ArcGIS Server dynamic Imagery Layer can be used in Web Maps and ArcGIS Desktop as well as Web and Mobile applications using the REST based Image Services API.WCS and WMS compatibility means this imagery can be consumed as WCS or WMS services.Landsat Web App via Unlock Earth's Secrets.Data SourceLandsat imagery is sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Data is hosted by the Amazon Web Services as part of their Public Data Sets program. Users can access full scenes from Landsat on AWS, or alternatively access LandsatLook to review and download full scenes from the complete USGS archive.The Global Land Survey includes images from Landsat 1 through Landsat 7. Band numbers and band combinations differ from those of Landsat 8, but have been mapped to the most appropriate band as in the above table. For more information about the Global Land Survey, visit GLS.
Landsat 8 OLI, 30m multispectral and multitemporal 8-band imagery, rendered on-the-fly as Bathymetric with DRA. Time-enabled for visualization and analytics, this imagery layer pulls directly from the Landsat on AWS collection and is updated daily with new imagery.
Geographic Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Analysis Ready
Image Selection/Filtering
NOTE: Turning off all filters, and loading the entire archive, may affect performance.
Visual Rendering
Multispectral Bands
The table below lists all available multispectral OLI bands. Bathymetric with DRA consumes bands 4,3,1.
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1 | Coastal aerosol | 0.43 - 0.45 | 30 |
2 | Blue | 0.45 - 0.51 | 30 |
3 | Green |
Landsat 8 OLI, 30m multispectral and multitemporal 8-band imagery, rendered on-the-fly. Time-enabled for visualization and analytics, this imagery layer pulls directly from the Landsat on AWS collection and is updated daily with new imagery.
Geographic Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Analysis Ready
Image Selection/Filtering
NOTE: Turning off all filters, and loading the entire archive, may affect performance.
Visual Rendering
Multispectral Bands
<td style='border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1ptBand | Description | Wavelength (µm) | Spatial Resolution (m) |
1 | Coastal aerosol | 0.43 - 0.45 | 30 |
2 | Blue | 0.45 - 0.51 | 30 |
3 | Green | 0.53 - 0.59 |
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Selected Landsat 9 scene (Collection 2 Level 2 archive with bands 2-7) of the merger of the Amazon and Negro rivers outside the city of Manaus, Brazil. Taken on 23 July 2023. Includes a cropped version showing only the meeting of the rivers and a portion of the city. The scene was downloaded from USGS Earth Explorer. Original data are in the public domain and are redistributed here in accordance with the Landsat Data Distribution Policy.
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This dataset includes information on macroinvertebrate abundance (broad taxonomic groups) and land-use history for 85 study sites of the eastern Amazon (in the states of Maranhão and Pará). The sampling took place annually between 2010 and 2016, at the end of the rainy season (April to August). The climate of the region is rainy tropical, with mean annual temperature of 27 ° C and annual rainfall of 2100-2300 mm. The most common types of soils are Oxisols and Argisols. The study sites were covered by ombrophilous forests both primary and at different successional stages.
Macrofauna sampling followed the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility protocol (Anderson and Ingram 1993). At each study site, 3 to 8 samples were collected at each 20 m along a linear transect or two perpendicular linear transects in a cross shape. Each sample contained the litter and the top 10 cm of soil of 25 × 25 cm squares. All invertebrates larger than 2 mm were sorted by hand from samples and classified into broad taxonomic groups.
Land-use history was obtained from the interpretation of Landsat time series imagery. At each study site, we identified past events of forest clearing through the visualization of Landsat 4, 5, 7 and 8 images (available at http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov) acquired between 1984 and 2016. Clearing events were detected from changes in forest patterns identified in true color image composites (combining red, green and blue bands) and images classified with the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). The number images used varied with year and location due to availability and cloud cover, but all sites were covered by at least one image per year. Overall, we analyzed 1508 images. The moment of forest clearance was not always observed but could always be dated with year-level accurately inferred from vegetation contrasts of sequential images. Field estimates of forest regeneration age and interviews of local people were used to validate satellite imagery interpretation.
This layer includes 15m Landsat 8 and 9 imagery rendered on-the-fly as Natural Color with DRA for use in visualization and analysis. This layer is time enabled and includes a number of pansharpened renderings on demand. It is updated daily with new imagery directly sourced from the USGS Landsat collection on AWS.Geographic CoverageGlobal Land Surface.Polar regions are available in polar-projected Imagery Layers: Landsat Arctic Views and Landsat Antarctic Views.Temporal CoverageThis layer is updated daily with new imagery.Working in tandem, Landsat 8 and 9 revisit each point on Earth's land surface every 8 days.Most images collected from January 2015 to present are included.Approximately 5 images for each path/row from 2013 and 2014 are also included.Product LevelThe Landsat 8 and 9 imagery in this layer is comprised of Collection 2 Level-1 data.The imagery has Top of Atmosphere (TOA) correction applied.TOA is applied using the radiometric rescaling coefficients provided the USGS.The TOA reflectance values (ranging 0 – 1 by default) are scaled using a range of 0 – 10,000.Image Selection/FilteringA number of fields are available for filtering, including Acquisition Date, Estimated Cloud Cover, and Product ID.To isolate and work with specific images, either use the ‘Image Filter’ to create custom layers or add a ‘Query Filter’ to restrict the default layer display to a specified image or group of images.Visual RenderingDefault rendering is PanSharpened Natural Color images.Raster Functions enable on-the-fly rendering of band combinations and calculated indices from the source imagery.The DRA version of each layer enables visualization of the full dynamic range of the images.Other pre-defined Raster Functions can be selected via the renderer drop-down or custom functions can be created.Additional Usage NotesImage exports are limited to 4,000 columns x 4,000 rows per request.This dynamic imagery layer can be used in Web Maps and ArcGIS Pro as well as web and mobile applications using the ArcGIS REST APIs.WCS and WMS compatibility means this imagery layer can be consumed as WCS or WMS services.This layer is part of a larger collection of Landsat Imagery Layers.Data SourceLandsat imagery is sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Data is hosted by the Amazon Web Services as part of their Public Data Sets program.For information, see Landsat 8 and Landsat 9.
This map contains a number of world-wide dynamic imagery layers providing access to various Landsat imagery covering the landmass of the World for visual interpretation. Landsat 8 collects new imagery for each location on Earth every 16 days, assuming limited cloud coverage. Newest and near cloud-free images are displayed by default on top. Most imagery collected since 1st January 2015 are included. The imagery layers also include images from the Global Land Survey* (circa 2010, 2005, 2000, 1990, 1975).The imagery layers contain a range of different predefined renderers and indices. The layers in the service can be time-enabled so that the applications can restrict the displayed scenes to a specific date range. For information on each of the individual layers:Multispectral LandsatPanchromatic LandsatPansharpened Landsat This ArcGIS Web Map can be used in ArcGIS Desktop, Web and Mobile applications using the REST based image services API. Users can export images, but the exported area is limited to maximum of 2,000 columns x 2,000 rows per request.Data SourceLandsat imagery is sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Data is hosted by the Amazon Web Services as part of their Public Data Sets program. Users can access full scenes from Landsat-on-AWS, or alternatively access LandsatLook to review and download full scenes from the complete USGS archive.For information on Landsat 8 images, see Landsat8.*The Global Land Survey includes images from Landsat 1 through Landsat 7. Band numbers and band combinations differ from those of Landsat 8, but have been mapped to the most appropriate band as in the above table. For more information about the Global Land Survey, visit GLS.
This layer includes Landsat GLS panchromatic imagery for use in visualization and analysis. This layer is time enabled and includes a number of panchromatic renderings on demand. The layer includes Landsat 7 ETM+, Landsat 5 TM, and Landsat 4 imagery at 15m.Geographic CoverageWorld-wide imagery coverage.Temporal CoverageThis imagery layer includes data from epochs 2010, 2005 and 2000. Analysis ReadyThis imagery layer is analysis ready with Top of Atmosphere (TOA) correction applied.The TOA reflectance values (ranging 0 – 1 by default) are scaled using a range of 0 – 10,000.The scale is equivalent to other TOA reflectance products, including those provided by the USGS.Image Selection/FilteringNewer images are displayed by default on top.The entire archive is accessible via custom filtering.A number of fields are available for filtering, including Acquisition Date, Estimated Cloud Cover, and Product ID.By setting the filter to Best is lesser than QQQQ one can control to see the best N scenes, where QQQQ=N*1million.NOTE: Turning off all filters, and loading the entire archive, may affect performance.Visual RenderingDefault layer is Panchromatic with Dynamic Range Adjustment (DRA). The DRA version of each layer enables visualization of the full dynamic range of the images.Rendering (or display) of band combinations and calculated indices is done on-the-fly from the source images via Raster Functions.Various pre-defined Raster Functions can be selected or custom functions can be created.Other Layer Usage Notes...Overviews exist with a spatial resolution of 300m and are updated weekly based on the best and latest imagery available at that time.To work with individual source images at all scales, either use the ‘Lock Raster’ functionality or add a query filter to restrict the display to a specified image or group of images.NOTE: ‘Lock Raster’ should only be used on the layer for short periods of time, as the imagery and associated record Object IDs may change daily.Images can be exported up to a maximum of 2,000 columns x 2,000 rows per request.This ArcGIS Server dynamic Imagery Layer can be used in Web Maps and ArcGIS Desktop as well as Web and Mobile applications using the REST based Image Services API.WCS and WMS compatibility means this imagery can be consumed as WCS or WMS services.Landsat Web App via Unlock Earth's Secrets.Data SourceLandsat imagery is sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Data is hosted by the Amazon Web Services as part of their Public Data Sets program. Users can access full scenes from Landsat on AWS, or alternatively access LandsatLook to review and download full scenes from the complete USGS archive.The Global Land Survey includes images from Landsat 1 through Landsat 7. Band numbers and band combinations differ from those of Landsat 8, but have been mapped to the most appropriate band as in the above table. For more information about the Global Land Survey, visit GLS.
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In the past, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA collaborated on the creation of four global land data sets from Landsat images: one from the 1970s, and one each from circa 1990, 2000, and 2005. Each of these global data sets was created from the primary Landsat sensor in use at the time: the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) in the 1970s, the Thematic Mapper (TM) in 1990, Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) in 2000, and a combination of TM and ETM+ in 2005.