Description
A data block that provides visually optimized Sentinel-2 images at processing Level-2A. These images are acquired by the twin constellation Sentinel-2A and 2B at a combined revisit rate of 5 days anywhere on the globe. The datasets are available starting with 2017.
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Technical information
Compatible blocks
- Deforestation Mapping
- EVI Calculator
- NBR Calculator
- NDVI Calculator
- Super-resolution Sentinel-2
Geographic coverage
The geographic coverage is global.
Dataset information
| Specifications | Description |
|---|---|
| Data provider | Sentinel Hub |
| Image type | Optical |
| Acquisition mode | Mono |
| Geometric processing level | Ortho |
| Radiometric processing level | Bottom-of-Atmosphere corrected reflectance (Visual Product) |
| Revisit frequency | Every 5 days (for Constellation) Every 10 days (for each satellite) |
| Data availability | March 2017-present (Europe) December 2018-present (globally) |
| File format | GeoTIFF |
| Bit depth per pixel | 8-bit |
| Coordinate system | UTM zone of image location |
| Can be reused in an UP42 workflow | No |
Spectral bands
| Spectral band | Spatial resolution [m] |
|---|---|
| Band 1- Coastal Aerosol | 60 |
| Band 2 - Blue | 10 |
| Band 3 - Green | 10 |
| Band 4 - Red | 10 |
| Band 5 - Vegetation red edge | 20 |
| Band 6 - Vegetation red edge | 20 |
| Band 7 - Vegetation red edge | 20 |
| Band 8 - NIR | 10 |
| Band 8A - Narrow NIR | 20 |
| Band 9 - Water vapour | 60 |
| Band 10 - SWIR-Cirrus | 60 |
| Band 11 - SWIR | 20 |
| Band 12 - SWIR | 20 |
Limitations
The data retrieved consists of image tiles that cover the AOI. This results in larger areas, which might affect the analytics of the following processing blocks.
How it works
| Supported JSON parameters | Default value | Min | Max | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
time | "2018-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2021-12-31T23:59:59+00:00" | 01.03.2017 | present | "time": "2017-04-01T00:00:00+00:00/2017-04-30T23:59:59+00:00" |
limit | 1 | 1 | n.a. | "limit": 80 |
zoom_level | 14 | 3 | 20 | "zoom_level": 20 |
time_series | null | 01.03.2017 | present | "time_series":["2020-03-27T00:00:00+00:00/2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00", "2019-09-30T00:00:00+00:00/2019-10-05T00:00:00+00:00", "2017-09-12T00:00:00+00:00/2017-09-20T00:00:00+00:00"] |
max_cloud_cover | 100 | 0 | 100 | "max_cloud_cover": 20 |
bbox/contains/intersects | null | n.a. | n.a. | Please check the examples from the JSON parameters. |
The image metadata is returned by the Copernicus Open Access Hub.
For more information about the Sentinel-2 images, please refer to the User Guide.
Examples
Example based on a workflow created with the data block Sentinel-2 Level 2 (GeoTIFF):
Capabilities
Output
raster
| up42_standard | |
|---|---|
bands | [
"coastal",
"blue",
"green",
"red",
"rededge",
"rededge2",
"rededge3",
"nir",
"nir2",
"watervapour",
"swir",
"swir2",
"swir3"
] |
dtype | uint8 |
format | GTiff |
sensor | Sentinel2 |
resolution | 10 |
processing_level | l2 |