The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project provides consistent surface
reflectance (SR) and top of atmosphere (TOA) brightness data from a virtual
constellation of satellite sensors. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) is
housed aboard the joint NASA/USGS Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites, while
the Multi-Spectral Instrument (MSI) is mounted aboard Europe's Copernicus
Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B satellites. The combined measurement enables
global observations of the land every 2 to 3 days at 30m spatial
resolution.
The HLS project uses a set of algorithms
to obtain seamless products from OLI and MSI that include atmospheric
correction, cloud and cloud-shadow masking, spatial co-registration and
common gridding, illumination and view angle normalization, and spectral
bandpass adjustment.
The HLS project distributes data as two separate products: HLSL30
(Landsat 8/9) and HLSS30 (Sentinel-2 A/B). They both provide 30m Nadir
Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF), Adjusted Reflectance
(NBAR).
LaSRC version, e.g. LaSRCS2AV3.5.5 or LaSRCL8V3.5.5
LANDSAT_PRODUCT_ID
STRING
The Landsat-8 input L1 scene product ID for processing backtracing.
TIRS_SSM_MODEL
STRING
TIRS SSM encoder position model (Preliminary, Final or Actual).
TIRS_SSM_POSITION_STATUS
STRING
L30
USGS_SOFTWARE
STRING
LPGS_2.6.2
CLOUD_COVERAGE
DOUBLE
The percentage of cloud and cloud shadow in observation based on
Fmask
HLS_PROCESSING_TIME
STRING
The date and time of HLS processing for this observation
MEAN_SUN_AZIMUTH_ANGLE
DOUBLE
Mean Sun Azimuth Angle in degree of the input data for HLS L30
MEAN_SUN_ZENITH_ANGLE
DOUBLE
Mean Sun Zenith Angle in degree of the input data for HLS L30
MEAN_VIEW_AZIMUTH_ANGLE
DOUBLE
Mean View Azimuth Angle in degree of the input data
MEAN_VIEW_ZENITH_ANGLE
DOUBLE
Mean View Zenith Angle in degree of the input data
NBAR_SOLAR_ZENITH
DOUBLE
The solar zenith angle used in NBAR derivation
SPATIAL_COVERAGE
DOUBLE
The percentage of the tile with data
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Citations
Citations:
Masek, J., Ju, J., Roger, J., Skakun, S., Vermote, E., Claverie, M., Dungan,
J., Yin, Z., Freitag, B., Justice, C. (2021). HLS Operational Land Imager
Surface Reflectance and TOA Brightness Daily Global 30m v2.0 [Data set].
NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center.
Accessed 2023-09-12 from https://doi.org/10.5067/HLS/HLSL30.002
The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project provides consistent surface reflectance (SR) and top of atmosphere (TOA) brightness data from a virtual constellation of satellite sensors. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) is housed aboard the joint NASA/USGS Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites, while the Multi-Spectral Instrument (MSI) is mounted aboard …
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HLS combines measurements for 30m resolution global land observations every 2-3 days, using algorithms for atmospheric correction, cloud masking, co-registration, and spectral adjustments. The data, distributed as HLSL30, includes various bands like Coastal Aerosol, Blue, Green, and Red. Data can be accessed through Google Earth Engine.\n"],null,["Dataset Availability\n: 2013-04-11T00:00:00Z--2025-08-25T23:52:44Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [NASA LP DAAC](https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/hlsl30v002/)\n\nTags\n:\n[landsat](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/landsat) [nasa](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/nasa) [satellite-imagery](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/satellite-imagery) [sentinel](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/sentinel) [usgs](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/usgs) \n\nDescription \nThe Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project provides consistent surface\nreflectance (SR) and top of atmosphere (TOA) brightness data from a virtual\nconstellation of satellite sensors. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) is\nhoused aboard the joint NASA/USGS Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites, while\nthe Multi-Spectral Instrument (MSI) is mounted aboard Europe's Copernicus\nSentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B satellites. The combined measurement enables\nglobal observations of the land every 2 to 3 days at 30m spatial\nresolution.\nThe HLS project uses a set of algorithms\nto obtain seamless products from OLI and MSI that include atmospheric\ncorrection, cloud and cloud-shadow masking, spatial co-registration and\ncommon gridding, illumination and view angle normalization, and spectral\nbandpass adjustment.\n\nThe HLS project distributes data as two separate products: HLSL30\n(Landsat 8/9) and HLSS30 (Sentinel-2 A/B). They both provide 30m Nadir\nBidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF), Adjusted Reflectance\n(NBAR).\n\nDocumentation:\n\n- [User's Guide](https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1698/HLS_User_Guide_V2.pdf)\n\n- [Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)](https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/769/HLS_ATBD_V15_provisional.pdf)\n\n- [General Documentation](https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/hlsl30v002/)\n\n- S30 catalog link: [NASA/HLS/HLSS30/v002](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NASA_HLS_HLSS30_v002)\n\nBands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n30 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Units | Pixel Size | Description |\n|---------|-------|------------|--------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| `B1` | | meters | Coastal Aerosol |\n| `B2` | | meters | Blue |\n| `B3` | | meters | Green |\n| `B4` | | meters | Red |\n| `B5` | | meters | NIR |\n| `B6` | | meters | SWIR1 |\n| `B7` | | meters | SWIR2 |\n| `B9` | | meters | Cirrus |\n| `B10` | | meters | TIRS1 |\n| `B11` | | meters | TIRS2 |\n| `Fmask` | | meters | Quality Bits |\n| Bitmask for Fmask - Bit 0: Cirrus - 0: Reserved but not used - 1: Reserved but not used - Bit 1: Cloud - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 2: Adjacent to cloud/shadow - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 3: Cloud shadow - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 4: Snow/ice - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 5: Water - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bits 6-7: Aerosol level - 0: Climatology aerosol - 1: Low aerosol - 2: Moderate aerosol - 3: High aerosol ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||\n| `SZA` | deg | meters | Sun Zenith Angle |\n| `SAA` | deg | meters | Sun Azimuth Angle |\n| `VZA` | deg | meters | View Zenith Angle |\n| `VAA` | deg | meters | View Azimuth Angle |\n\nImage Properties\n\n**Image Properties**\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|--------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ACCODE | STRING | LaSRC version, e.g. LaSRCS2AV3.5.5 or LaSRCL8V3.5.5 |\n| LANDSAT_PRODUCT_ID | STRING | The Landsat-8 input L1 scene product ID for processing backtracing. |\n| TIRS_SSM_MODEL | STRING | TIRS SSM encoder position model (Preliminary, Final or Actual). |\n| TIRS_SSM_POSITION_STATUS | STRING | L30 |\n| USGS_SOFTWARE | STRING | LPGS_2.6.2 |\n| CLOUD_COVERAGE | DOUBLE | The percentage of cloud and cloud shadow in observation based on Fmask |\n| HLS_PROCESSING_TIME | STRING | The date and time of HLS processing for this observation |\n| MEAN_SUN_AZIMUTH_ANGLE | DOUBLE | Mean Sun Azimuth Angle in degree of the input data for HLS L30 |\n| MEAN_SUN_ZENITH_ANGLE | DOUBLE | Mean Sun Zenith Angle in degree of the input data for HLS L30 |\n| MEAN_VIEW_AZIMUTH_ANGLE | DOUBLE | Mean View Azimuth Angle in degree of the input data |\n| MEAN_VIEW_ZENITH_ANGLE | DOUBLE | Mean View Zenith Angle in degree of the input data |\n| NBAR_SOLAR_ZENITH | DOUBLE | The solar zenith angle used in NBAR derivation |\n| SPATIAL_COVERAGE | DOUBLE | The percentage of the tile with data |\n\nTerms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nNASA promotes the full and open sharing of all data with research and\napplications communities, private industry, academia, and the general\npublic.\n\nCitations \nCitations:\n\n- Masek, J., Ju, J., Roger, J., Skakun, S., Vermote, E., Claverie, M., Dungan,\n J., Yin, Z., Freitag, B., Justice, C. (2021). HLS Operational Land Imager\n Surface Reflectance and TOA Brightness Daily Global 30m v2.0 \\[Data set\\].\n NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center.\n Accessed 2023-09-12 from https://doi.org/10.5067/HLS/HLSL30.002\n\nDOIs\n\n- \u003chttps://doi.org/10.5067/HLS/HLSL30.002\u003e\n\nExplore with Earth Engine **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\nCode Editor (JavaScript) \n\n```javascript\nvar collection = ee.ImageCollection(\"NASA/HLS/HLSL30/v002\")\n .filter(ee.Filter.date('2013-04-25', '2013-04-28'))\n .filter(ee.Filter.lt('CLOUD_COVERAGE', 30));\nvar visParams = {\n bands: ['B4', 'B3', 'B2'],\n min:0.01,\n max:0.18,\n};\n\nvar visualizeImage = function(image) {\n var imageRGB = image.visualize(visParams);\n return imageRGB;\n};\n\nvar rgbCollection = collection.map(visualizeImage);\n\nMap.setCenter(-60.1765, -22.5318, 11)\nMap.addLayer(rgbCollection, {}, 'HLS RGB bands');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/NASA/NASA_HLS_HLSL30_v002) \n[HLSL30: HLS-2 Landsat Operational Land Imager Surface Reflectance and TOA Brightness Daily Global 30m](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NASA_HLS_HLSL30_v002) \nThe Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project provides consistent surface reflectance (SR) and top of atmosphere (TOA) brightness data from a virtual constellation of satellite sensors. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) is housed aboard the joint NASA/USGS Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites, while the Multi-Spectral Instrument (MSI) is mounted aboard ... \nNASA/HLS/HLSL30/v002, landsat,nasa,satellite-imagery,sentinel,usgs \n2013-04-11T00:00:00Z/2025-08-25T23:52:44Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [https://doi.org/10.5067/HLS/HLSL30.002](https://doi.org/https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/hlsl30v002/)\n- [https://doi.org/10.5067/HLS/HLSL30.002](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NASA_HLS_HLSL30_v002)"]]
