OGH2025

OpenGeoHub Summmer School 2025

This repository contains materials for the OpenGeoHub Summer School 2025: “Data Science for Earth Observation”.

Introduction

These workshops introduce the basic concepts and practical techniques for working with remote sensing data in the R programming language. During the course, we will discuss how to access, process, and analyze satellite data using a comprehensive ecosystem of spatial packages. We will also cover automation and workflow reproducibility, which are very useful in real-world applications. Workshops aim to provide the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to start your own projects involving the acquisition and processing of remote sensing data. Feel free to ask questions and get involved!

Requirements

Software

You need to install R, RStudio and required packages in this way:

install.packages(c("rstac", "terra", "imager", "sits"))

Please make sure everything is working properly beforehand.

Skills

The workshop is aimed at beginners, but basic knowledge of R programming, GIS and satellite remote sensing is required. If you want to expand your knowledge, I highly recommend the following materials:

  1. Book “Spatial Data Science with R and “terra”” by Robert Hijmans et at.
  2. Book “Satellite Image Time Series Analysis on Earth Observation Data Cubes” by Gilberto Camara et at.

Hardware

Your computer should have a minimum of 8 GB of RAM and an Internet connection.

Materials 🚩

You can download interactive notebooks (.qmd) and static documents (.html) from this repository:

  1. Automatic acquisition and processing of satellite data in R
  2. Land use and land cover classification with satellite image time series in R

Contact

If you have any questions or need help, please let me know at Mattermost.