Bulk Metadata Service

By Landsat Missions

The Landsat-related metadata files listed below each contain the entire dataset, and due to the size of each file, may take several minutes to download depending on your internet connection.

These files are updated daily and are quite large. To download metadata for particular areas of interest or date ranges, use the EarthExplorer Export Metadata functionality. Visit the EarthExplorer Help Documentation for more information.

Landsat Collection 2

Sensor	Level-1	Level-2
Landsat 8 -9 Operational Land Imager (OLI)/ Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) April 2013 – present	XML CSV	XML CSV
Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) 1999 - present	XML CSV	XML CSV
Landsat 4-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) 1982-2012	XML CSV	XML CSV
Landsat 1-5 Multispectral Scanner (MSS) 1972-1999, 2012-2013	XML CSV	-

Collection 2 U.S. Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD)

Landsat 4-5 TM, Landsat 7, Landsat 8-9 1982-present	XML CSV

Landsat Collection 1

NOTE: Landsat Collection 1 data and products are no longer available to download from the USGS as of December 30, 2022.

Please use the links above to access Landsat Collection 2 information.

Bulk Metadata Service

Landsat Collection 2

Collection 2 U.S. Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD)

Landsat Collection 1

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior