NERC Data Catalogue Service
Landsat 4 and 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery collection
Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 carry both the TM (thematic mapper) and the MSS (multi-spectral scanner) sensors, though routine collection of MSS data was terminated in late 1992. The satellites orbit at an altitude of 705 km and provide a 16-day, 233-orbit cycle with a swath overlap that varies from 7 percent at the Equator to nearly 84 percent at 81 degrees north or south latitude. Landsat data is widely used in many fields including geology, agriculture, resource management, climate analysis etc. The Landsat program is jointly managed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the US Geological Survey (USGS). The NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) now also holds the data. The cost of retrieving data from these satellites is now prohibitive and they are now obsolete; in 1993 Landsat 6 failed to achieve orbit but the launch of Landsat 7 in 1999 provided open source data at less than commercial prices. See Landsat 7 article.
Note: Gaining access to the Landsat 4/5 TM data will also automatically give you access to the Landsat 7 etm data also held at the NEODC
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Identification info
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2007-12-10T02:42:01
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2007-12-10T02:42:01
- Identifier
- NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) / e964b463ced4f4198f365cccd2633e6e
- Maintenance and update frequency
- unknown
- Update scope
- series
- Keywords
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- Not defined
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
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- atmospheric conditions
- Limitations on Public Access
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
- Access to data within this collection is restricted. Please see the individual datasets within this collection for further access details.
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
- Usage limitations for the data within this collection is set at the individual dataset level. Please refer to the licence details of each underlying dataset.
- Spatial representation type
- grid
- Topic category
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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- Begin date
- 1984-03-01T00:00:00
- Code
- WGS 84
Distribution Information
- Data format
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Contact data centre for format details.
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Contact data centre for format details.
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- Resource Locator
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page
Detail and access information for the resource
- Resource Locator
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Landsat7 ETM and Landsat4/5 TM datasets conditions of use
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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Global Land Cover Facility website
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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How to open ESA CEOS Landsat format files
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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Infoterra - supplier of Landsat 4 & 5 TM data
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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NPA Group - supplier of Landsat 4 & 5 TM data
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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Image of Landsat-4
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page
Detail and access information for the resource
- Resource Locator
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Landsat7 ETM and Landsat4/5 TM datasets conditions of use
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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Global Land Cover Facility website
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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How to open ESA CEOS Landsat format files
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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Infoterra - supplier of Landsat 4 & 5 TM data
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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NPA Group - supplier of Landsat 4 & 5 TM data
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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Image of Landsat-4
No further details.
- Quality Scope
- series
Report
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.
Metadata
- File identifier
- e964b463ced4f4198f365cccd2633e6e XML
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Character set
- 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
- Resource type
- series
- Hierarchy level name
- series
- Metadata Date
- 2023-03-30T00:58:53
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
