The Landsat TM image data sets of the Yellow River Upstreams (1990-2010)- A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles

Ⅰ. Overview

Landsat5 was launched in March 1984. The Thematic Mapper (TM) sensor on it includes seven bands, except for the 6th band with a resolution of 120 m, the other 6 bands have a resolution of 30 m. This data set was collected in 1990 and 2010. There are 77 scenes of TM data in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

Ⅱ. Data processing description

The product level is L1 and has been geometrically corrected.

Ⅲ. Data content description

The naming method is LT5 line number column number _ column number year month day, such as LT5129032_03220040816.

Ⅳ. Data usage description

The main applications are soil use / cover and desertification monitoring.

File naming and required software

Data is stored in grid img format and can be opened and read by ArcGIS, ENVI and other software

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Xue, X., Du, H. (2012). The Landsat TM image data sets of the Yellow River Upstreams (1990-2010). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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