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On-orbit performance of the Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager

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https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063338

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Abstract

The Landsat 8 satellite was launched on February 11, 2013, to systematically collect multispectral images for detection and quantitative analysis of changes on the Earth’s surface. The collected data are stored at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and continue the longest archive of medium resolution Earth images. There are two imaging instruments onboard the satellite: the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Thermal InfraRed Sensor (TIRS). This paper summarizes radiometric performance of the OLI including the bias stability, the system noise, saturation and other artifacts observed in its data during the first 1.5 years on orbit. Detector noise levels remain low and Signal-To-Noise Ratio high, largely exceeding the requirements. Impulse noise and saturation are present in imagery, but have negligible effect on Landsat 8 products. Oversaturation happens occasionally, but the affected detectors quickly restore their nominal responsivity. Overall, the OLI performs very well on orbit and provides high quality products to the user community. © (2014) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title On-orbit performance of the Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager
DOI 10.1117/12.2063338
Volume 9218
Year Published 2014
Language English
Publisher SPIE
Contributing office(s) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Subtype Conference publication
Larger Work Title Proc. SPIE 9218, Earth Observing Systems XIX
Conference Title Earth Observing Systems XIX
Conference Location San Diego, CA
Conference Date August 17, 2014
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