Executive Summary This Data Format Control Book (DFCB) presents detailed data formats of the output
files that the Landsat 8 Image Assessment System (IAS) and Level 1 Product
Generation System (LPGS) generate. These Level 1 (L1) processing systems produce
L1 output files from Level 0 Reformatted (L0R) images. Images are produced in the
Geographic Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF) format.
The Landsat Operations and Sustaining (O&S) Ground Segment (GS) Configuration
Control Board (CCB) maintains and controls this DFCB. Staff may update or revise this
document only upon Landsat O&S GS CCB approval. Please direct comments and
questions regarding this DFCB to the following:
Landsat Mission Management Officer
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
47914 252nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57198