The paper "Landsat-8: Science and Product Vision for Terrestrial Global Change Research" by D. P. Roy, M. A. Wulder, T. R. Loveland, C. E. Woodcock, and R. G. Allen, among others, introduces the current efforts of the Landsat Science Team (LST) to understand and utilize the capabilities of Landsat 8, a NASA and USGS collaboration. Landsat 8 extends the 40-year Landsat record with enhanced features, including new spectral bands, improved sensor performance, and an improved duty cycle. The paper outlines the LST's four core priorities: evaluating Landsat 8 capabilities, developing higher-level derived products, identifying international land imaging opportunities, and defining requirements for future missions. It details the mission objectives, sensors, orbit, data acquisition, and standard products of Landsat 8. The paper also discusses preliminary evaluations of Landsat 8 capabilities, including calibration, surface reflectance, surface albedo, surface temperature, evapotranspiration, agriculture, land cover, and change detection. The authors highlight the potential of Landsat 8 for global change research and resource management, emphasizing its role in monitoring land cover, agriculture, and climate change.The paper "Landsat-8: Science and Product Vision for Terrestrial Global Change Research" by D. P. Roy, M. A. Wulder, T. R. Loveland, C. E. Woodcock, and R. G. Allen, among others, introduces the current efforts of the Landsat Science Team (LST) to understand and utilize the capabilities of Landsat 8, a NASA and USGS collaboration. Landsat 8 extends the 40-year Landsat record with enhanced features, including new spectral bands, improved sensor performance, and an improved duty cycle. The paper outlines the LST's four core priorities: evaluating Landsat 8 capabilities, developing higher-level derived products, identifying international land imaging opportunities, and defining requirements for future missions. It details the mission objectives, sensors, orbit, data acquisition, and standard products of Landsat 8. The paper also discusses preliminary evaluations of Landsat 8 capabilities, including calibration, surface reflectance, surface albedo, surface temperature, evapotranspiration, agriculture, land cover, and change detection. The authors highlight the potential of Landsat 8 for global change research and resource management, emphasizing its role in monitoring land cover, agriculture, and climate change.