Major Update: Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 4.9.0 - Sentinel-2 Download and Conversion to Reflectance

This post is about a major update for the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin for QGIS, version 4.9.0.

Following the changelog:

-updated the Sentinel-2 download for downloading single granules and selected bands
-updated the Sentinel-2 Pre processing tab for converting bands to TOA reflectance and surface reflectance (using DOS1)

Minor Update: Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 4.8.6

This post is about a minor update for the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin for QGIS, version 4.8.6.

Following the changelog:

-updated links to the API hub scihub.copernicus.eu

Copernicus Sentinel-2 Images Now Available

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the Sentinel-2A orthorectified products.

Images are available for free at this link https://scihub.copernicus.eu/s2/ . Dozens of images are already available covering different parts of the world (acquired during the last few days), and in a few weeks the satellite should cover the whole world. In fact, Sentinel-2 is in the Ramp-Up phase that will bring data acquisition to its full capacity.

The following is a very interesting video by ESA Web-TV that illustrates the characteristics of this new satellite.