Tools and packages to query and process Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data with R and Python

OpenGeoHub 2023
Processing and visualizing large geospatial data using R, Python and Julia

Lorena Abad
PhD researcher, Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Plan for the sessions

Part 1 (Thu. 31.08. - 13h30-15h00)

  • Quick intro slides
  • Hands-on: Exploring Sentinel-1 data with Python
  • Questions and exercises

Part 2 (Fri. 01.09. - 09h00-10h30)

  • Hands-on: Exploring Sentinel-2 data with R and Python
  • Questions and exercises

Tools and packages to query and process Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data with R and Python

Sentinel missions

Sentinel-1 Quick Facts

  • Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) is a form of radar that is used to create 2D images or 3D reconstructions of objects, such as landscapes.
  • It has four operational/acquisition modes and four types of data products.
  • One satellite in orbit, one defected, two more should be operational in 2024.

Read more: ESA website and Wikipedia entry

Sentinel-1B mal-function

From: Ian H. Woodhouse from Earthblox, “The impact of the Sentinel-1B failure and looking forward to Sentinel-1C”, 2022.

Sentinel-1B mal-function

From: Ian H. Woodhouse from Earthblox, “The impact of the Sentinel-1B failure and looking forward to Sentinel-1C”, 2022.

Let’s get to it!

Tools and packages to query and process Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data with R and Python

Sentinel-2 Quick Facts

  • High spatial resolution (10m-60m) optical imagery systematically acquired over land and coastal waters.
  • Two satellites are in orbit (A and B) and a third one (Sentinel-C) will be launched in 2024.
  • Multispectral data with 13 bands in the visible, near infrared, and short wave infrared part of the spectrum.

Read more: ESA website and Wikipedia entry.

Let’s get to it!