Geospatial CoP: Accessing, Evaluating, and Analyzing PlanetScope Imagery
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Join us for a hands-on workshop on Planet Labs satellite imagery, with a focus on accessing, evaluating, and analyzing PlanetScope's daily 3-meter resolution data.
Participants will: • Get an introduction to Planet Labs, including a brief overview of its broader product line (e.g., higher-resolution SkySat imagery and composite analytic products like Tropical Forest Observatory), before focusing in on PlanetScope's daily, 3-meter resolution imagery (~15 minutes) • Explore the different ways to access PlanetScope data, including Planet Explorer, ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth Engine, R, and the Planet API (~30 minutes) • Learn how to use the Planet API to evaluate imagery before downloading — using the Usable Data Mask (UDM2) and metadata like clear/cloud percent to check for sufficient cloud-free coverage before committing to a download (~30 minutes) • Use the API to search for, filter, and pull PlanetScope data, then process it to calculate NDVI and other useful indices, such as NDRE, EVI, and NDWI (~30 minutes) • Work hands-on with real PlanetScope imagery and sample Python code throughout (~1.25 hours)
