Project Documentation

This page lists documents directly related to the Landsat and LDCM Projects.

Policy Documents

National Space Policy (June 28, 2010) - .pdf (350 KB)
Landsat Data Policy Released (January 17, 2008) - .pdf (769 KB)
Landsat Data Continuity Strategy Adjustment Memo (December 23, 2005) - .pdf (40.6 KB)
Landsat Data Continuity Strategy (August 13, 2004) - .pdf (349 KB)
Presidential Decision Directive NSTC-3, Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy (October 16, 2000) - .pdf (360 KB)
Public Law on the Commercial Space Act (October 28, 1998) - .pdf (142 KB)
Commercial Space Act of 1997 (May 22, 1997) - .pdf (69.0 KB)
Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (October 28, 1992) - .pdf (97.4 KB)

Mission Management Office

Technical Documentation (LDCM-Landsat 8)

Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Mission Data Data Format Control Book (DFCB) - .pdf (1.13 MB)
Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Level 1 Data Format Control Book (DFCB) - .pdf (410 KB)
Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Level 0 Reformatted Data Format Control Book (DFCB) - .pdf (1.63 MB)

Technical Documentation (Landsat 7)

SLC-Off/SLC-On Gap-filled Methodology - .pdf (444 KB)
SLC-Off/SLC-Off Gap-filled Methodology - .pdf (153 KB)
Landsat 7 Anomalies
Landsat 7 Science Team
Landsat 7 Science Data Users Handbook
Memorandum of Understanding Between the USGS and
International Cooperators for the Direct Reception and Distribution of Landsat 7 Data - .pdf (268 KB)
Landsat 7 Calibration Parameter File (CPF) Definition Document - .pdf (1.19 MB)
SLC-off Usability Report - .pdf (12.3 MB)
Landsat 7 IAS Radiometric ATBD LS-IAS-02 - .pdf (1.00 MB)
Landsat 7 IAS Geometric ATBD LS-IAS-01 - .pdf (697 KB)
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for SLC-off Processing - .pdf (156 KB)
Landsat 7 Bumper Mode Algorithm - .pdf (332 KB)
GeoCover Control - .pdf (1.17 MB)
Landsat 7 (L7) Gap Phase Statistics Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) LS-IAS-05 - .pdf (177 KB)

Technical Documentation (Landsat 5)

Landsat 5 Bumper Mode Algorithm - .pdf (332 KB)
Landsat 5 TM Reflective-Band Absolute Radiometric Calibration - .pdf (2.61 MB)
Improvement in Absolute Calibration Accuracy of Landsat 5 TM with Landsat 7 ETM+ Data - .pdf (424 KB)
Revised Landsat 5 TM Radiometric Calibration Procedures and Post-Calibration Dynamic Ranges (2003) - .pdf (159 KB)
Revised Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper Radiometric Calibration (2007) - .pdf (300 KB)
Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper Thermal Band Calibration Update- .pdf (275 KB)
Landsat 4-5 Calibration Parameter File (CPF) Definition Document IAS-226 - .pdf (1.23 MB)
Landsat 5 (L5) Lookup Table (LUT) Version Description Document (VDD) IAS-223 - .pdf (243 KB)

Technical Documentation (Landsat 4)

Landsat 4 Data Users Handbook - .pdf (133 MB)
Absolute Calibration Accuracy of L4 TM and L5 TM Sensor Image Pairs - .pdf (584 KB)
Consistency of L4 TM Absolute Calibration with respect to the L5 TM Sensor Based on Near-Simultaneous Image Acquisition - .pdf (836 KB)
Landsat 4-5 Calibration Parameter File (CPF) Definition Document IAS-226 - .pdf (1.23 MB)

Technical Documentation (Landsat MSS)

Multispectral Scanner (MSS) Geometric Algorithm Description Document - .pdf (1.10 MB)
Landsat 1-5 Multispectral Scanner (MSS) Image Assessment System (IAS) Radiometric Algorithm Description Document (ADD) - .pdf (1.64 MB)

Data Format Control Books

Landsat 7 System Data Format Control Book (DFCB) Volume I - Data Acquisition Plan (DAP) - .pdf (198 KB)
Landsat 7 System Data Format Control Book (DFCB) Volume IV - Wideband Data - .pdf (632 KB)
Landsat 7 Raw Computer Compatible Data Format Control Book, LS-DFCB-01 - .pdf (43.7 KB )
Landsat 7 ETM+ Level Zero-R Archive Data Format Control Book, LS-DFCB-02 - .pdf (549 KB)
Landsat 7 System ETM+ Level Zero-R Distribution Product Data Format Control Book (DFCB), LS-DFCB-03 - .pdf (278 KB)
Landsat 7 ETM+ Level 1 Product Data Format Control Book (DFCB), LS-DFCB-04 - .pdf (725 KB)
NLAPS Systematic Format Description Document - .pdf (1.01 MB)
Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Raw Computer Compatible (RCC) Data Format Control Book (DFCB), LS-DFCB-06 - .pdf (39.6 KB)
Landsat D Data Format Control Book - Volume V - Payload, LS-DFCB-07 - .pdf (1.62 MB)
Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Fast Format Data Format Control Book (DFCB) - Version B, LS-DFCB-08 - .pdf (4.63 MB)
Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Fast Format Data Format Control Book (DFCB) - Version C, LS-DFCB-09 - .pdf (12.5 MB)
Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Level 1 (L1) Data Format Control Book (DFCB), LS-DFCB-20 - .pdf (378 KB)
Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) Level 1 (L1) Data Format Control Book (DFCB), LS-DFCB-22 - .pdf (301 KB)