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Handling and Manipulating Remote Sensing Data

Herein, we provide a broad variety of functions which are useful for handling, manipulating, and visualizing satellite-based remote sensing data. These operations range from mere data import and layer handling (eg subsetting), over Raster* typical data wrangling (eg crop, extend), to more sophisticated (pre-)processing tasks typically applied to satellite imagery (eg atmospheric and topographic correction). This functionality is complemented by a full access to the satellite layers' metadata at any stage and the documentation of performed actions in a separate log file. Currently available sensors include Landsat 4-5 (TM), 7 (ETM+), and 8 (OLI/TIRS Combined), and additional compatibility is ensured for the Landsat Global Land Survey data set.

Functions (36)

Satellite-class

An S4 class to represent a complete satellite dataset

SatelliteInfo-class

An S4 class to represent a satellite data file

SatelliteLayers-class

An S4 class to represent satellite data

SatelliteLog-class

An S4 class to represent satellite log data

SatelliteMetaData-class

An S4 class to represent satellite metadata

alignGeometry

Align raster geometry between two data sets

brick

Convert selected layers of a Satellite object to a RasterBrick

calcAtmosCorr

Atmospheric correction of remote sensing data

calcDODN

Compile dark object DN for given sensor band

calcEarthSunDist

Compute earth-sun distance based on day of the year

calcPathRadDOS

Compute path radiance based on the dark object method

calcTOAIrradModel

Compute top of atmosphere solar irradiance for sensor bands using LUTs

calcTOAIrradRadRef

Compute top of atmosphere solar irradiance using radiation vs. reflection

calcTOAIrradTable

Get top of atmosphere solar irradiance using readily tabulated values

calcTopoCorr

Correct for topographic effects.

compFilePathLandsat

Get filename, bands and metadata file for Landsat 7 and 8 standard 1B/T format

compMetaLandsat

Get calibration information from Landsat 8 standard level 1B/T filename

convRad2BT

Convert a band's scaled counts to brightness temperature

convRad2Ref

Convert a band's scaled counts or radiance values to reflectance

convRef2RadLinear

Convert reflectance to radiance using linear function coefficients

convSC2Rad

Convert a band's scaled counts to radiance

convSC2Ref

Convert a band's scaled counts or radiance values to reflectance

crop

Crop Satellite object

demTools

Compute terrain characteristics from digital elevation models

extend

Extend a Satellite object

l7

Landsat 7 sample data

l8

Landsat 8 sample data

lutInfo

Get or access internal LUT values used by various functions

maskInvarFeatures

Identify pseudo-invariant features from a satellite scene

names

Get/set Satellite data layer names

plot

Plot a Satellite object

satInfo

Get or access Satellite object information used by various functions

satellite

Create a Satellite object

satellite-package

Smorgasboard for remote sensing functions.

stack

Convert selected layers of a Satellite object to a RasterStack

subset

Subset of Satellite object data layers

satellite

Handling and Manipulating Remote Sensing Data

v1.0.2
MIT + file LICENSE
Authors
Thomas Nauss, Hanna Meyer, Tim Appelhans, Florian Detsch
Initial release
2019-12-06

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