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Satellite images – Recap 2017

ByPierre Markuse December 31st, 2017February 14th, 2019

Taking a look at some of the more beautiful and interesting satellite images I processed in 2017. Wildfires, glaciers, volcanoes, and more - from space. Lean back, take a look, and see how fascinating Earth can look in satellite images.

Remote Sensing | Science

Quickie: Thomas Fire – Comparison November 28th and December 18th

ByPierre Markuse December 20th, 2017December 20th, 2017

Comparing the area of the Thomas Fire in California, USA, on November 28th, before the fire started, and on December 18th, while the wildfire was still ongoing. Natural color and NIR/SWIR comparison, showing the massive burn scar.

Remote Sensing | Science

Europe Mosaic – Sentinel Hub Temporal Processing

ByPierre Markuse November 6th, 2017November 6th, 2017

Taking a look at a mostly cloud-free Europe in this temporal mosaic made possible by the Sentinel Hub temporal abilities, using seven months of Sentinel-2 data to create a 64.000 by 64000 pixels image.

Remote Sensing | Science

Boston Comparison View – Copernicus Sentinel-2A and Planet Labs SkySat

ByPierre Markuse September 28th, 2017September 28th, 2017

A quick comparison of a Sentinel-2A 10-meter resolution image with a SkySat 0.8-meter resolution image of Boston, MA, USA.

Remote Sensing | Science

Hurricane Maria Faux 3D Animation From a Single Image

ByPierre Markuse September 20th, 2017November 18th, 2020

Using faux 3D processing to create a small animation of an Aqua MODIS image showing Hurricane Maria on September 19th, 2017.

Remote Sensing | Science

Before and After Images of the Greenland Wildfire in July/August 2017

ByPierre Markuse September 18th, 2017May 20th, 2018

Taking a look at the burn scar of the August 2017 Greenland wildfire near Sisimiut using Sentinel-2 images from before and after the fire.

Remote Sensing | Science

Hurricane Jose as seen by Sentinel-2 – More than meets the Eye

ByPierre Markuse September 11th, 2017

Take a look at the eye of Hurricane Jose in this Wiggle Stereoscopy and read about some of the oddities in the way the European Sentinel-2 satellite is looking at Earth.

Remote Sensing | Science

NDVI with discrete colors in EO Browser

ByPierre Markuse August 15th, 2017August 15th, 2017

Using the Sinergise EO Browser to create visually pleasing discrete color NDVI images from Landsat 8 data using a custom script for rendering.

Remote Sensing | Science

Visualizing (Wild)Fires in Sentinel-2 imagery through EO Browser

ByPierre Markuse August 7th, 2017April 30th, 2018

Using the Sentinel Hub EO Browser to create visually pleasing images of wild fires with highlighted areas from Sentinel-2 data using a custom script for rendering.

Remote Sensing | Science

Quickie: Detwiler Fire comparison

ByPierre Markuse July 26th, 2017

Landsat 8 natural color and NIR/SWIR image comparison of the Detwiler Fire, Mariposa County, California, USA on July 9th, 2017 before the fire started, and on July 25th, 2017, while the fire is still ongoing.