What is WRS path?

The Worldwide Reference System (WRS) is used to identify the path and row of each Landsat image. The path is the descending orbit of the satellite. Each path is segmented into 119 rows, from north to south. The Landsat MSS sensor had a swath width of 180 km and global coverage required 251 paths.

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