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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2009 Feb 25;20(2):176–185. doi: 10.1038/jes.2009.7

Table 3.

Landsat satellite data.

Satellite Sensor Years Spatial resolution Spectral bands
Landsat 1 MSS 1972–1978 57 m 2 visible, 2 near infrared
Landsat 2 MSS 1975–1982 57 m 2 visible, 2 near infrared
Landsat 3 MSS 1978–1983 57 m 2 visible, 2 near infrared
Landsat 4 TM 1982–2001 30 m (reflective bands)
120 m (thermal band)		 3 visible, 1 near infrared, 2 middle infrared, 1 thermal
Landsat 5 TM 1984– 30 m (reflective bands) 3 visible, 1 near infrared, 2 middle infrared, 1 thermal
Landsat 7 ETM+ 1999– 15 m (panchromatic)
30 m (reflective bands)
60 m (thermal bands)		 3 visible, 1 near infrared, 2 middle infrared, 2 thermal 1 panchromatic

Selected websites:

Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis): http://glovis.usgs.gov.

Michigan State Observatory for Ecosystem Services: http://www.landsat.org/.

Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium: http://www.mrlc.gov.