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    • Landsat 8 Collection 2 cloud truth mask validation set

    Metadata Updated: January 11, 2026

    The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, SD developed a cloud validation dataset from 48 unique Landsat 8 Collection 2 images. These images were selected at random from the Landsat 8 archive from various locations around the world. While these validation images were subjectively designed by a single analyst, they provide useful information for quantifying the accuracy of clouds flagged by various cloud masking algorithms. Each mask is provided in GeoTIFF format, and includes all bands from the original Landsat 8 Collection 2 Level-1 data product (COG GeoTIFF), and its associated Level-1 metadata (MTL.txt file).

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 11, 2026

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    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Additional Metadata

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    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 11, 2026
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
    Maintainer
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    Data Last Modified 2021-09-08T00:00:00Z
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    Public Access Level public
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