Landsat Dynamic Surface Water Extent Science Products
The Landsat Level-3 Dynamic Surface Water Extent (DSWE) Science Product provides information that represents surface water inundation as detected in cloud-, shadow-, and snow-free pixels, in six acquisition-based raster files.
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The Landsat DSWE product provides important information about the existence and condition of surface water.
The table below displays how different communities use Landsat DSWE products in their research.
Community | Potential use |
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Hydrologic science/ Water resource management | Hydrologic modeling (local to national scale), Large river discharge estimation, local level surface storage reservoir monitoring |
Biologic science/Resource management | Habitat assessment, minimum flow requirement analyses |
Wetland science/Resource management | Wetland delineation and monitoring |
Climate science/Change response | Energy balance and carbon cycling studies and modeling |
Emergency preparedness and response | Flood mitigation and recovery, aid distribution, insurance underwriting; drought monitoring |
Geospatial data providers | Land cover and cartographic data enhancement |
State and local government | Storm water best management practices, pond and reservoir monitoring |
The images and animations below are examples of how Landsat DSWE data are used.
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Landsat: Products and Services from the USGS
This visualization provides an overview of the Landsat Program and its active missions, as well as Landsat products and helpful tools and services available from the USGS.
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Explore an overview of the Landsat Science Products.