Blog

Agricultural Crop Classification with Synthetic Aperture Radar and Optical Remote Sensing: Intermediate Webinar

Part 2: Optical Remote Sensing Refresher and Introduction to SNAP

Instructors: Magdalena Fitrzyk & Fabrizio Ramoino (ESA)

– Basic physics, concepts and theory of optical remote sensing, and its
applications for agriculture
– Optical imagery pre-processing using SNAP
– Q&A

If you would like to follow along with the demonstrations in this training, please:

For Part 2 on October 7:

Download and install SNAP: http://step.esa.int/main/download/snap-download/

Register for the Copernicus Open Access Hub: https://scihub.copernicus.eu/

Download the data we will be using in the demonstration: http://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/Part2_Data-Download_EN.pdf

You can access all training materials from this webinar series on the training webpage: https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/join-mission/training/english/arset-agricultural-crop-classification-synthetic-aperture-radar-and

This training was created by NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET), in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), European Space Agency (ESA), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), and the CEOS Working Group on Capacity Building & Data Democracy (WGCapD). ARSET is a part of NASA’s Applied Science’s Capacity Building Program. Learn more about ARSET: https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/what-we-do/capacity-building/arset