Natural Color 4 3 2 False Color (urban) 7 6 4 Color Infrared (vegetation) 5 4 3 Agriculture 6 5 2 Atmospheric Penetration 7 6 5 Healthy Vegetation 5 6 2 Land/Water 5 6 4 Natural With Atmospheric Removal 7 5 3 Shortwave Infrared 7 5 4 Vegetation Analysis 6 5 4
The latest Landsat 8 satellite imagery is some of the coolest imagery
you can access, with remarkable images and information about the Earth
being updated daily. The Landsat imagery contains data hidden in each pixel, which when
unlocked, can tell you a lot about what you are looking at. This is
what scientists and analyst use to understand how the Earth is changing...
Landsat 8 has been online for a couple of months now, and the images
look incredible. While all of the bands from previous Landsat missions
are still incorporated, there are a couple of new ones, such as the
coastal blue band water penetration/aerosol detection and the cirrus
cloud band for cloud masking and other applications. Here’s a rundown of
some common band combinations applied to Landsat 8 OLI, displayed as a red,
green, blue (RGB):
| Natural Color | 4 3 2 |
| False Color (urban) | 7 6 4 |
| Color Infrared (vegetation) | 5 4 3 |
| Agriculture | 6 5 2 |
| Atmospheric Penetration | 7 6 5 |
| Healthy Vegetation | 5 6 2 |
| Land/Water | 5 6 4 |
| Natural With Atmospheric Removal | 7 5 3 |
| Shortwave Infrared | 7 5 4 |
| Vegetation Analysis | 6 5 4 |
