Characterization of Landsat-7 to Landsat-8 reflective wavelength and normalized difference vegetation index continuity

Characterization of Landsat - 7 to Landsat - 8 reflective wavelength and 1 normalized difference vegetation index continuity

Comparison of the Continuity of Vegetation Indices Derived from Landsat 8 OLI and Landsat 7 ETM+ Data among Different Vegetation Types

Landsat 8, the most recently launched satellite of the series, promises to maintain the continuity of Landsat 7. However, in addition to subtle differences in sensor characteristics and vegetation index (VI) generation algorithms, VIs respond differently to the seasonality of the various types of vegetation cover. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effects of these variations on VIs...

Landsat-8 Sensor Characterization and Calibration

1 NASA/GSFC, Code 618, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA; E-Mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +1-301-614-6608 2 Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT), Technical Support Services Contractor to USGS EROS, NASA/GSFC Mail Code 618, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA; E-Mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +1-301-614-6683 3 USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls...

A Modified Normalized Difference Impervious Surface Index (MNDISI) for Automatic Urban Mapping from Landsat Imagery

Impervious surface area (ISA) is a key factor for monitoring urban environment and land development. Automatic mapping of impervious surfaces has attracted growing attention in recent years. Spectral built-up indices are considered promising to map ISA distributions due to their easy, parameter-free implementations. This study explores the potentials of impervious surface indices for ISA mappin...

The next Landsat satellite: The Landsat Data Continuity Mission

a r t i c l e i n f o Geological Survey (USGS) are developing the successor mission to Landsat 7 that is currently known as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). NASA is responsible for building and launching the LDCM satellite observatory. USGS is building the ground system and will assume responsibility for satellite operations and for collecting, archiving, and distributing data follow...