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Landsat Project Statistics

By Landsat Missions

This page displays information about Landsat data availability, distribution, usage, and citations. 

The information on this page is updated quarterly. 

 

December 31, 2021 

 

 

Landsat primary uses
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
In 2008 Landsat data became accessible to all users at no cost. This graph shows some primary uses of Landsat data as of January 2022.

 

Landsat Level-2 Scenes Available on Earth Explorer
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Graph showing number of Landsat Level-2 scenes available on Earth Explorer as of December 31, 2021, by sensor.

 

 

Landsat scenes available by sensor
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Number of available Landsat scenes on EarthExplorer by sensor.

 

 

Number of Landsat Citations since 1969
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Number of Landsat-related citations since 1969. Citations greatly increased after the open data policy decision in December 2008.