Python for Geosciences: Working with Satellite Images (step by step)

First post in a series that will teach non-programmers how to use Python to handle and analyze geospatial data.

Due to changes in Medium.com policy concerning non-members reads, implemented in Sep 2023, this post is now freely available on geocorner.net: https://www.geocorner.net/post/python-for-geosciences-working-with-satellite-images-step-by-step

Introduction

This is the first in a series of stories I intend to publish on how to use the Python programming language to work with geospatial data. After a few years working in the field, I notice that there are many professionals from geosciences and related areas who are not programmers but need, to some extent, use a programming language to perform analysis, math calculations or simply automate a workflow. Frequently, those professionals struggle to achieve this. Without proper knowledge, they end up developing complex codes without following best practices that are prone to errors and that are not efficient to handle the amount of data there is in geospatial field. At another extreme, we notice IT professionals who have mastered the concepts of programming but do not have the knowledge to work correctly with geospatial data. This series aims to…