Acquisition
Today’s Scene Capture Schedules
View the scenes to be acquired today. Landsat 7 collects approximately 250 scenes per day, in accordance with the Long Term Acquisition Plan (LTAP). Landsat 5 must be in direct contact with a ground receiving station in order to capture an image. Scenes are generally available for search and order within 6-24 hours after downlink.
Landsat 7 (graphic) Landsat 7 (text)
Landsat 5 (graphic) Landsat 5 (text)
Pending Acquisitions and Archive
View the upcoming Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 acquisitions, as well as the archive of scheduled and completed acquisitions.
Landsat 7
Landsat 5
Acquisition Calendars
View the paths scheduled for acquisition on any day.
Landsat 7
Landsat 5
Long Term Acquisition Plan (LTAP)
Directs the acquisition of Landsat 7 scenes, using parameters dealing with seasonality, land definition, historical cloud cover, gain settings, and sun angle.
Landsat 7 Data Acquisition Map
Shows the total number of scenes acquired globally by Landsat 7 from June 29, 1999 through September 30, 2005.
USGS Archive - Yearly Graphics (shape files and .jpg coverage files)
Statistics of the data archived at the USGS Center for EROS, as recorded by the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive.
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U.S. Geological Survey
