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Landsat Thematic Mapper Imagery

Entry ID: Landsat_TM

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Summary

Abstract: The idea of a civilian Earth resources satellite was conceived in the
Department of Interior in the mid-1960s. The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) embarked on an initiative to develop and
launch the first Earth monitoring satellite to meet the needs of
resource managers and Earth scientists. The USGS entered into a
...

Purpose: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has managed the Landsat data archive since
the launch of Landsat 1. This archive provides a rich collection of information
about the Earth's land surface. Major characteristics and changes to the
surface of the planet can be detected, measured, and analyzed using Landsat
data. The effects of desertification, deforestation, pollution, ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 82.66

S: -82.67

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: U.S. Geological Survey

Dataset Title: Thematic Mapper (Landsat 4-5)

Dataset Release Date: 1982-07-16

Dataset Release Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Data Presentation Form: Remote Sensing Image

Online Resource: http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1982-07-16

Stop Date: 2011-11-18

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND > AUSTRALIA

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1 deg.
Longitude Resolution: 1 deg.
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: eight-day
Temporal Resolution Range: Weekly - < Monthly

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Platform

R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis

Instrument

Thermometers

SALINOMETERS

SNOWPACK TEMPERATURE PROBE

Access Constraints These data are not yet publicly available.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SIPEX_II... when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

SIPEX

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Australian Antarctic Division

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia