Landsat data is in 8-bit (0-255) format. Would the difference between the sets of visible-NIR bands for Landsat 4,5, and 7 vary significantly?
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Hi I'm trying to answer the same question? What book or reference are you using?– NikkoCommented Feb 9, 2020 at 13:40
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Yes with some observations. A 0-255 range of DN is a ~0.004 step for each level of reflectance.
For NIR is enough, you can be able to identify a significant range of values into different land covers between 0 to 60% of reflectance. But for visible spectral range, water, vegetation and soil will be in a range from 0 to 15% of reflectance. This means that you can find ~40 different values in a 8-bit image.
answered Sep 10, 2017 at 15:41
