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Render Sentinel 2 imagery

Export an image

What is Google Earth Engine? 

  • Computing platform and runs in your internet browser
    • with a code editor,
    • offers a compiler that runs in the Google cloud,
    • hosts data on Google servers.
  • Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

 

Google Earth Engine is a

Data Repository (data as a service)

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Platform as a service (PaaS)

 

 

 

User Interface

{JavaScript}

is an interactive front-end scripting language

Statements - individual instruction or steps

statements end with a ;

 

Comments - explains what code does

// Displays a map

 

JavaScript is case sensitive

 

Variable - tell the system to remember or store data or a value

 

First Declare a variable

 

Then assign a value to a variable

 

{Hello World}

Let's try some simple examples

Add Data and show it on the map

cut and paste this code into your code window

//call dataset with GPP
var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MOD17A2H')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2021-01-01', '2021-05-01'));
//call only GPP
var gpp = dataset.select('Gpp');
//Visualize the GPP
var gppVis = {
  min: 0,
  max: 600,
  palette: ['bbe029', '0a9501', '074b03'],
};

//center map
Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 2);
//render the GPP data
Map.addLayer(gpp, gppVis, 'GPP');

print(gpp)

set the geometry manually - draw the box

in the map interface and adjust the transparency - then hit run

What do you see? 

select the Inspector tab on the top right

Then Click anywhere in your map  

Notice there is a DN for each band  

Now change some of the parameters

just to explore

change the band combinations

Change the date ranges

Export image

Subtitle


// Export the sentinel 2 image to your google drive - name the image the location and date you selected in your code
Export.image.toDrive({
image: S2_mosaic,region: geometry,
 description: 'UtrechtMayJune2018',
 scale: 30,

Subtitle

//call sentinel 2 images specify date and cloud filter
var S2_collection = ee.ImageCollection("COPERNICUS/S2")
  .filterBounds(geometry)
  .filterDate('2018-05-01', '2018-06-14')
  .filterMetadata('CLOUDY_PIXEL_PERCENTAGE', 'less_than', 10);
 
  
  //what bands to make visible in the map below - clip only the imagery within the specific geometry or box you set
var S2_mosaic = S2_collection.median().clip(geometry);
var S2_display = {bands: ['B4', 'B3', 'B2'], min: 0, max: 3000};

//show the data on the map

Map.addLayer(S2_mosaic, S2_display, "Sentinel-2");

//center the map on the point of interest defined

Map.centerObject(geometry);

// Export the sentinel 2 image
Export.image.toDrive({
image: S2_mosaic,region: geometry,
 description: 'UtrechtMayJune2018',
 scale: 30,

});

with uu geometry baked in

Subtitle

//baked in geo
 var geometry = 
    /* color: #d63000 */
    /* shown: false */
    /* displayProperties: [
      {
        "type": "rectangle"
      }
    ] */
    ee.Geometry.Polygon(
        [[[5.058019540799301, 52.15382123004126],
          [5.058019540799301, 51.96383817630241],
          [5.395505807889145, 51.96383817630241],
          [5.395505807889145, 52.15382123004126]]], null, false);

//call sentinel 2 images specify date
var S2_collection = ee.ImageCollection("COPERNICUS/S2")
  .filterBounds(geometry)
  .filterDate('2018-05-01', '2018-06-14')
  .filterMetadata('CLOUDY_PIXEL_PERCENTAGE', 'less_than', 10);
 
 
  
  //what bands to make visible in the map below - clip only the imagery within the specific geometry or box you set
var S2_mosaic = S2_collection.median().clip(geometry);
var S2_display = {bands: ['B4', 'B3', 'B2'], min: 0, max: 3000};

//show the data on the map

Map.addLayer(S2_mosaic, S2_display, "Sentinel-2");

//center the map on the point of interest defined

Map.centerObject(geometry);

// Export the sentinel 2 image
Export.image.toDrive({
image: S2_mosaic,region: geometry,
 description: 'UtrechtMayJune2018',
 scale: 30,

});

  1. Hit Run to run the code
  2. Then the Tasks Tab should turn orange
  3. Click it
  4. You will see the file name will appear with a button that says Run
  5. click run to start the export process

To export the image

ArcGIS Pro

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