LandSat Missions - Landsat Quality Assessment Tools

Quality Assessment (QA) bands are helpful for evaluating the overall usefulness of a Landsat pixel. Each pixel in the QA band contains an integer value that represents bit packed combinations of surface, atmospheric, and sensor conditions that can affect the individual pixel quality.QA bands are currently provided with Landsat Level-1 and Landsat Level-2 Surface Reflectance data products. 

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notes <p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10px; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:14px;'>Quality Assessment (QA) bands are helpful for evaluating the overall usefulness of a Landsat pixel. Each pixel in the QA band contains an integer value that represents bit packed combinations of surface, atmospheric, and sensor conditions that can affect the individual pixel quality.</p><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10px; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:14px;'>QA bands are currently provided with <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/land-resources/nli/landsat/landsat-collections' rel='nofollow ugc' style='box-sizing:border-box; background:transparent; color:rgb(29, 90, 171);'>Landsat Level-1</a> and <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/land-resources/nli/landsat/landsat-surface-reflectance' rel='nofollow ugc' style='box-sizing:border-box; background:transparent; color:rgb(29, 90, 171);'>Landsat Level-2 Surface Reflectance</a> data products. </p>
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title LandSat Missions - Landsat Quality Assessment Tools
url https://www.amerigeo.org/documents/amerigeoss::landsat-missions-landsat-quality-assessment-tools