Imagery where store and manage the images and the raster resuls. Also in Imagery, users can upload images, or download satellite images such as: Sentinel, Landsat or even add their own URL to download images. Besides storing and managing images, Imagery provides the toolkits to let users analyse the images.

Add

There are several ways to add images in Imagery: drag and drop into empty area of Imagery, download satellite images such as Landsat, Sentinel,…, use Imagery Guru to search for images, or upload directly from PC.

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(1): Open Image Source: Download image from free sources (Sentinel1, Sentinel2, Rolodex, Landsat-8, Bing, DEM)

(2): Imagery Guru

(3): Upload file from PC

(4): Upload raw image from PC (Superview-1, Jilin, GF-2, Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, Landsat-8, WorldView-2, Kompsat-2, Kompsat-3)

(5): Import image file from Google Drive

Open Image source

Users can download images from free sources: Sentinel 1, Sentinel 2, Landsat-8, Bing, SRTM(DEM), Rolodex.

Click Select A Basemap Source to select source:

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Sentinel 1

Step 1: Select date, orbit direction:

  • Date Range:

    • Select From Date, To Date (From Date < To Date)

    • Select Orbit Direction: Ascending, Descending

  • Seasonal Range:

    • Select From Date, To Date (From Date < To Date)

    • Select Years (can choose many)

    • Select Orbit direction

Choose one of two options above

Step 2: Select AOI

There are four ways to select AOI:

  • Search location -> Draw AOI on map

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Use Draw tool to draw AOI on map: Click draw icon -> Select one of four tools by click or use shortcut:

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  • Select existed AOI in AOI Management: Click icon -> Select one of list AOIs

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  • Upload AOI from PC: Click icon -> Upload file:

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  • Select from created region boundary (similar create region of boundary in AOI)

Step 3: Click Search button and select items

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Default: each area chooses one item.

Click the checkbox Select all images to select all images or click checkbox Sort by date to group images into groups which be sorted by date

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Click expand icon to show all items in that area

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Step 4: Click Clip or Scene

(Clip:) the image will be downloaded and clipped with AOI

(Scene:) Image will be download whole scene

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Step 5: Select product (can choose many), type name

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Step 6: Click Download button

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=> Task will be created in Tasks, wait task success, check result in Imagery

Sentinel 2

Similar to download sentinel 1, but download sentinel 2 does not have orbit direction, it is replaced by Percent cloud.

Step 1: Select date, type percent cloud (default: 40)

Step 2: Select AOI

Step 3: Click Search button and select items

Step 4: Click Clip or Scene (which clip means the image will be downloaded and clipped with AOI. Scene means that Image will be download whole scene)

Step 5: Type name and select option (R10M or R20M, L1C or L2A, Haze Remove or not Haze Remove)

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Step 6: Click Download button

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You can choose one, many or all images to download

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=> Task will be created in Tasks, wait task success, check result in Imagery

USGS Landsat

Step 1: Select date, type percent cloud (default: 40)

Step 2: Select AOI

Step 3: Click Search button and select items

Step 4: Click Clip or Scene (which clip means the image will be downloaded and clipped with AOI. Scene means that Image will be download whole scene)

Step 5: Type name, select option (Haze remove or Pansharpen, 4 bands or 8 bands)

  • Haze remove: Haze (or fog, mist, and other atmospheric phenomena) is a main degradation of outdoor images, weakening both colors and contrasts. We propose a simple but effective “dark channel prior” to remove haze from a single input image

  • Pansharpen

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Step 6: Click Download button

=> Task will be created in Tasks, wait task success, check result in Imagery

Bing

With Bing, you just need to choose AOI

Step 1: Select AOI

Step 2: Click Download button

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Step 3: Type name -> Click Submit button

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=> Task will be created in Tasks, wait task success, check result in Imagery

SRTM (DEM)

Similar to Bing, you just need to choose AOI.

Step 1: Select AOI

Step 2: Click Download button

Step 3: Type name -> Click Submit button

Rolodex

Step 1: Select type image, date

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Step 2: Select AOI

Step 3: Click Search button -> Select item(s)

Step 4: Click Clip or Scene

Step 5: Type name, select “Would you like to mosaic?” to mosaic if there are many items (if checked, you can type resolution)

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Step 6: Click Download button

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=> Task will be created in Tasks, wait task success, check result in Imagery

Imagery Guru

Download the commercial images

Setting

Allow users to set up an alert to receive an email when new imagery matches the parameters.

Step 1: Click setting_notification icon

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Step 2: Define parameters:

  • Maximum acceptable resolution

  • How long should we search for imagery?

  • Define AOI

Step 3: Click Submit button

Submit a quote

After you choose images, click “Get a quote” button:

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Next check images and type information -> Click Submit button.

=> EO Factory representative will contact with you within 1 business day

Order

Allow users to manage your ordered images. Click Order button

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Wait for status is Order delivery, you can click icon to download the image or click import icon to import to workspace.

Upload

Users want to upload files from the computer. System support file .tiff, .tif, .zip, .ecw, .jp2

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Click Upload File button

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After clicking the button, a task will be created. Task success -> uploaded image successful.

=> Please check at tab My Images.

Upload Raw Image

Allow you to upload raw image. List of sensor: Superview 1, Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, Landsat-8, WorldView-2, GF-2, Skysat.

Step 1: Select sensor

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Step 2: Select raw image

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Step 3: Click Upload File button

=> Wait for task success, check in Imagery menu you will see 1 folder contain that images.

Import From Google Drive

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Step 1: Click Import From Google Drive button

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Step 2: Select file from google drive

You can select one file, many file, folder

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Step 3: Click Select button and wait for task success -> check in Imagery menu.