Satellite image of the month – January – Yalu River (People’s Republic of China and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
Yalu River – People’s Republic of China and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, recorded by the Sentinel-2A and 2B satellites on September 18, 2019 and on September 12, 2021 Our satellite image of the month January shows a part of the China-North Korea border. The two images show a composition of different bands based on […]
Satellite image of the month – December – Super Pit gold mine (Australia)
Super Pit gold mine – Australia, recorded by the Sentinel-2A satellite on November 21, 2022 This month’s satellite image shows Australia’s largest gold mine in terms of area: the Super Pit gold mine. The image shown is based on multispectral satellite data from the Sentinel-2 satellite of the EU Copernicus program. These data are available […]
Satellite image of the month – November – Kufra-Oases (Libya)
Kufra-Oases – Libya, recorded by the Sentinel-2A satellite on March 23, 2022 Our satellite image of the month November shows the Kufra oases in southeastern Libya. The image is based on Sentinel-2 data from the EU Copernicus program. After downloading the freely available multispectral satellite image, the scene was atmospherically corrected with free software and […]
Satellite image of the month – October – Durrat Al Bahrain (Kingdom of Bahrain)
Durrat Al Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain, recorded by the Sentinel-2A satellite on October 16, 2021 The satellite image of the month October shows the artificial island Durrat Al Bahrain in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Sentinel-2A image shows a color-infrared composite created from different bands, with a spatial resolution of 10 meters. Sentinel-2 data […]
Satellite image of the month – September – Kansas and Colorado (USA)
Kansas and Colorado – USA, recorded by the Sentinel-2A satellite on September 22, 2021 Our satellite image of the month September depicts an agricultural area at the border between Colorado and Kansas, USA. The image is based on Sentinel-2A data from the EU Copernicus Programme. Sentinel-2 data are freely available multispectral satellite images. After the […]
Satellite image of the month – August – Florence (Italy)
Florence – Italy, recorded by the Sentinel-2A satellite on March 09, 2022 The satellite image of the month August shows the Italian city of Florence, which is the venue of the FOSS4G conference 2022. The image shown is based on multispectral freely available satellite data from the Sentinel-2 satellite of the EU Copernicus program. After […]
Satellite image of the month – July – Delta du Saloum National Park (Republic of Senegal)
Delta du Saloum National Park – Republic of Senegal, recorded by the Sentinel-2B satellite on March 18, 2022 The satellite image of the month July shows the Delta du Saloum National Park in the Republic of Senegal. The image shown is based on multispectral data from the Sentinel-2B satellite of the EU Copernicus program. These […]
Satellite image of the month – June – Prague (Czech Republic)
Prague – Czech Republic, recorded by the Sentinel-2A satellite on March 09, 2022 The satellite image of the month June shows the city of Prague (Czech Republic), which is the venue of the OpenDataScience Europe Workshop 2022 “Connecting Europe through Earth Observation and Open Data Missions”. The image shown is based on multispectral satellite data […]
Satellite image of the month – May – Bonn (Germany)
[:en]Bonn – Germany, recorded by the Sentinel-2A satellite on March 28, 2022 The satellite image of the month May shows the city of Bonn in western Germany. The image is based on multispectral images from the Sentinel-2 satellite of ESA’s Copernicus program. After downloading the freely available data, the scene was atmospherically corrected using free […]
Satellite image of the month – April – Grand Canyon (USA)
Grand Canyon – USA, recorded by the Sentinel-2B satellite on September 24, 2020 The satellite image of the month april shows a section of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA. The image is based on Sentinel-2 data from the EU Copernicus programme. Sentinel-2 data are freely available, multispectral satellite images. After downloading the scene, an […]