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landsat-c2-l1-oli-tirs·dataset

Raw Landsat land photos plus heat readings (Copernicus)

Landsat Collection 2 Level-1 Operational Land Imager/Thermal Infrared
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In plain English

What it measures. Combines reflected-light imagery of the land surface with thermal (heat) measurements, giving both what the ground looks like and how warm it is.

How it's made. Gathered by the Operational Land Imager and Thermal Infrared Sensor instruments on Landsat 8 and 9, delivered at Level 1 (early-stage processing).

How & where you'd use it. A raw foundation for studies of land cover, surface temperature, water use, and urban heat. It typically needs further processing before everyday use.

What's measured

LandsatUSGSSatelliteGlobalImageryReflectanceThermal

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2021-01-01 → ongoing
  • Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90

What you can do with it

  • Track deforestation, fire scars and land-cover change
  • Monitor crop and vegetation health (NDVI/EVI)
  • Map how built-up vs. green an area is over time
Official description

Level 1 operational land imager (OLI) and thermal infrared (TIRS) data from Landat 8 and Landsat 9.

Get the data

copernicus_access.py
# ESA Copernicus Data Space — open STAC API (free account)
from pystac_client import Client

cat = Client.open("https://stac.dataspace.copernicus.eu/v1")
search = cat.search(
    collections=["landsat-c2-l1-oli-tirs"],   # add _cog or _nc for a format variant
    bbox=(-10, 35, 30, 60),             # your area (W,S,E,N)
    datetime="2024-01-01/2024-12-31",
)
items = list(search.items())            # then read assets with rioxarray / xarray
Browsing the Copernicus STAC is open; downloading bytes needs a free Copernicus Data Space account.