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Starting in 2016, the USGS adopted a tiered collection management structure for its Landsat data products that ensures a consistent method of processing for the Landsat archive within a given collection while allowing a set of calibration updates to be performed between any two given collections. The time frame between 2016 and the end of 2020 was part of the Landsat data Collection 1, in the middle of 2020 was the start of the Landsat Collection 2 data products. The start of a given collection initiates the reprocessing of the Landsat archive, which may involve one or more of a set of updated calibration parameters, improvements in the support data needed for product generation, and improved algorithms used in both the processing flow of products along with the characterization and calibration of the Landsat instruments and spacecraft. This paper discusses only the ETM+ geometric spacecraft and instrument calibration improvements for Collection 2. Three ETM+ calibration updates were made for the ETM+; updates to the thermal band odd-to-even detector alignment, sensor to attitude control system (ACS) alignment, and a cold-to-warm focal plane alignment adjustment. The sensor alignment updates impact only the accuracy of the systematic terrain products (L1GT), which are the products generated before applying any corrections based on the ground control used in registration. The band alignment changes impacted only bands 5, 6, and 7 within the focal plane. Other geometric calibration updates, such as scan mirror alignment, are done on a routine basis and are not part of the Collection 2 updates due to their more dynamic characteristics.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs13091638","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,22]],"date-time":"2021-04-22T21:25:56Z","timestamp":1619126756000},"page":"1638","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Geometric Calibration Updates to Landsat 7 ETM+ Instrument for Landsat Collection 2 Products"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Michael J","family":"Choate","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Sioux Falls, SD 57030, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1860-7110","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rajagopalan","family":"Rengarajan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"KBR, Contractor to the U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Sioux Falls, SD 57030, USA"}]},{"given":"James C.","family":"Storey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"KBR, Contractor to the U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Sioux Falls, SD 57030, USA"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Lubke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"KBR, Contractor to the U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Sioux Falls, SD 57030, USA"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"Landsat 30 years and counting","volume":"78","author":"Goward","year":"2001","journal-title":"Remote. 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