Landsat Product Citation screenshot

Landsat products and imagery are in the public domain and may be used without any restrictions — however, it is always good to provide a citation to ensure scientific transparency and reproducibility to help track product and/or image impact. 

Citation statements for Landsat products are now visible at the top of each product-specific webpage. These webpages are linked from the main Landsat Collection 2 webpage.  As an example, the citations for Landsat Level-2 Surface Reflectance products are listed below. 
 

There are no restrictions on the use of Landsat products. Please cite the appropriate Landsat Level-2 datasets in the following manner: 

• Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. (2020). Landsat 8-9 Operational Land Imager / Thermal Infrared Sensor Level-2, Collection 2 [dataset]. U.S. Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OGBGM6.
• Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. (2020). Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus Level-2, Collection 2 [dataset]. U.S. Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9C7I13B.
• Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. (2020). Landsat 4-5 Thematic Mapper Level-2, Collection 2 [dataset]. U.S. Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9IAXOVV.