Catching signs of an upcoming eruption using satellite imagery in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. Radar remote sensing is a powerful tool which can be used alongside more popular optical remote sensing strategies. In this post we will have a quick look at how free SAR data can be utilized to provide…

When it comes to remote sensing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites have a unique ability that traditional optical satellites can’t do: monitor ground deformation. This is because of their active radar sensor which allows the satellite to monitor how long it takes for the signal to return from the ground…

An automated Python tool to interpret tweets from the MMDA and extract high accuracy traffic incident data in the Metro Manila area Traffic accidents in Metro Manila have been steadily growing year after year with a total of 121,771 recorded incidents in Metro Manila in the year 2019 [1]. There…

A guide for the non-programmer One of the drawbacks of Google Drive is that you cannot see how big a folder is. This can create problems when you want to download a subset of your cloud data but you are not sure how much space to allocate for your download…

Remove the hassle of Python interpreters by compiling your code Compiling Python code involves transforming your Python code from a .py file extension to a traditional executable .exe file. Why would you want to do this? There are two primary reasons why developers would want to compile their code: Distributing…

A big tool in your remote sensing toolbox Working with geospatial raster data using a pure Python workflow? You have probably heard of Rasterio. Rasterio is an open-source Python geospatial library allows user to work with the powerful GDAL library with a more Pythonic workflow. This tutorial will build upon…

An effective Python + PyQt Designer workflow Before we begin, it is assumed you have intermediate to advanced knowledge of Python. This includes basic data types (especially dictionaries), statements, and functions. Knowledge about Object-Oriented-Programming (OOP) would be useful but not required. This will be a quick tutorial on making a…