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Landsat Surface Reflectance Climate Data Record

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Originator: USGS
Publication_Date: October 15, 2012
Title: Landsat Surface Reflectance Climate Data Record
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Online_Linkage: http://landsat.usgs.gov/PLSRP.php
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS) is charged with prototyping systems and software to generate high-level data products from Landsat 5-7 inputs to support the USGS Terrestrial Monitoring activities with Climate Data Records (CDR) and Essential Climate Variables (ECV). The Landsat Ecosystem Disturbance Adaptive Processing System (LEDAPS; Jeff Masek, Feng Gao, and Eric Vermote) has been integrated into a science processing environment for production of a Landsat surface reflectance CDR. This new product is available globally on-demand, and also in ready-made collections based on the Global Land Surveys of 2000, 2005, and 2010. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the steward of the most comprehensive satellite data record of the global landmasses. The Landsat archive goes back to 1972 and will continue into the future, providing a valuable time series of the status of the Earth's natural resources and human activity. USGS embraces the potential for this record to support its strategic science goals, and has embarked on an initiative to develop new products meeting international expectations for science-quality, applications-ready, time series of key terrestrial variables. Named Essential Climate Variables (ECV) for their capacity to identify historical change, monitor current conditions, and help predict future scenarios, the new products include leaf area index, land cover, surface water extent, snow covered area, and burned area. USGS is likewise committed to providing full collections of the input Climate Data Records (CDR) needed to derive the ECVs. Surface reflectance and land surface temperature in particular are being integrated with other information through models to produce ECVs. These CDRs and ECVs can provide an authoritative basis for regional to continental scale terrestrial monitoring and predictive modeling.
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Beginning_Date: 19840301
Ending_Date: Unknown
Currentness_Reference:Unknown
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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0
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Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES > REFLECTANCE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION INDEX
Theme_Keyword: LANDSAT-5
Theme_Keyword: LANDSAT-7
Theme_Keyword: ETM+ > ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER PLUS
Theme_Keyword: TM > THEMATIC MAPPER
Theme_Keyword: LEDAPS > LANDSAT ECOSYSTEM DISTURBANCE ADAPTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM
Theme_Keyword: ENVIRONMENT
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH
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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL
Access_Constraints: Not Available
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There is no guarantee of warranty concerning the accuracy of these data. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since the data was collected and that some parts of these data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of their limitations. Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any user who modifies the data set is obligated to describe the types of modifications they perform. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data set, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Please refer to http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html for the USGS disclaimer.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: EROS CENTER
Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: LTA Customer Services
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: EROS Center
Address: 47914 252nd Street
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: SD
Postal_Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6151
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-252-4547
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605-594-6589
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lta@usgs.gov
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Process_Date: Unknown
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Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 30m
Longitude_Resolution: 30m
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
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Distribution_Information:
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Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: DOI/USGS/EROS > Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior
Contact_Person: EROS CENTER
Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: LTA Customer Services
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: EROS Center
Address: 47914 252nd Street
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: SD
Postal_Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6151
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-252-4547
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605-594-6589
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lta@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Landsat_CDR_SR
Distribution_Liability:
Not Available
Standard_Order_Process:
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: download
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Network_Resource_Name:
http://eros.usgs.gov/
Access_Instructions:
DATA CENTER URL
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://espa.cr.usgs.gov/ui
Access_Instructions:
Visualization Interface for access to the GLS 2000, 2005, and 2010 Landsat Surface Reflectance Collections.
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Access_Instructions:
USGS EarthExplorer access as Landsat CDR Data Set
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Online_Option:
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Network_Resource_Name:
http://landsat.usgs.gov/PLSRP.php
Access_Instructions:
Introductory Landsat Surface Reflectance information.
Fees: None
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120925
Metadata_Review_Date: 20130513
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: EROS CENTER
Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: LTA Customer Services
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: EROS Center
Address: 47914 252nd Street
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: SD
Postal_Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6151
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-252-4547
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605-594-6589
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lta@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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