<p>According to page 43 of the <a href="https://earth.esa.int/documents/10174/679851/LANDSAT_Products_Description_Document.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Landsat Products Description Document</a> the acquisition time is GMT when there is a "Z" behind the time.</p>

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2020-03-12T12:36:05.340Z
2020-03-12T12:36:05.340Z
Erik
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/wdlDZ.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wdlDZ.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a>The the meta data text file that comes with Landsat scenes, contains an acquisition date and a scene center time in successive lines. I wanted to know if the image is recorded at the scene center time on the date of aquisition.</p>

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2020-03-11T08:03:52.473Z
Can you provide said excerpt from the meta data?
Erik
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2020-03-11T16:09:30.253Z
I have attached a screenshot of the metadata file with the question.
Chayan Lahiri
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Landsat 8 acquisition time and date
Chayan Lahiri
# Landsat 8 acquisition time and date

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-11)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/wdlDZ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/wdlDZ.jpg)The the meta data text file that comes with Landsat scenes, contains an acquisition date and a scene center time in successive lines. I wanted to know if the image is recorded at the scene center time on the date of aquisition.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you provide said excerpt from the meta data?  
> **username_0**: I have attached a screenshot of the metadata file with the question.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-03-12. Score: 1

According to page 43 of the [Landsat Products Description Document](https://earth.esa.int/documents/10174/679851/LANDSAT_Products_Description_Document.pdf) the acquisition time is GMT when there is a "Z" behind the time.

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