| With the recently completed acquisition of Sinergise's business by Planet, we are one step closer to accelerating the mission of the Earth Data Platform. In this issue we also feature EO Browser’s updates and two new blog posts from Area Monitoring. Read more about new developments in the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem and other updates to the Sentinel Hub. Scroll down for details. |
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Planet Completes Acquisition of Sinergise |
| Set to Expand Planet’s Earth Data Platform |
| | | | PlanetScope • Antelope Valley, California • March 16, 2023 |
| | To answer anticipated questions for existing Sentinel Hub customers, these FAQs have been prepared in connection with the transaction. In general, this acquisition has no intended immediate impacts on the functionality or capability of Sentinel Hub, and customers should expect continued and uninterrupted service throughout this transition, as well as in the future. |
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| In short, all is good and things will get even better! |
| Planet's daily imagery and Sentinel Hub's powerful EO platform are a perfect match. Sinergise has had a long partnership with Planet, going back to 2016 when we first integrated PlanetScope data into Sentinel Hub, through which we have seen our customers unlock tremendous value from using our products together. And today, PlanetScope and SkySat are even available through our commercial data marketplace. |
| | SkySat • Small farms in Odranci, Slovenia • April 9, 2021 |
| Read a short statement from Grega Milčinski, CEO and co-founder of Sinergise, on why we are doing it, what it means for our partners and customers, for the European industry, and for the wider Earth Observation community. |
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| With all the exciting changes, we invite you to learn more about our new family. Depending on your interests, you can sign up for announcements, news and events, and various newsletters. Take a look! |
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Automatic Field Delineation: New Release |
| | We have released an improved version of our automatic field delineation algorithm for Sentinel-2 imagery, with improved workflow and accuracy. In this blog post, we report on the major research and development activities that led to the release of the second version of the algorithm, as well as quantitative and qualitative validation results. Visit our updated demo webpage parcelio for some examples of automated field delineation within as well as outside Europe. |
| | Sentinel-2 image overlaid with automatically delineated fields • Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2017], processed by Sentinel Hub. |
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| | Over the past year, EO Browser has evolved with a number of new features: expanded foreign language support, new data collections, new partnerships with commercial data providers, the introduction of Timelapse in 3D, and a new level of precision and analysis through our latest remote sensing data inspection tools. |
| We optimized the user experience with improved image download options and brought this amazing tool closer to schools with new educational features and tutorials. Improved terrain analysis features and several other improvements provide new ways for our users to better understand satellite data, create their own visualizations, and share their results with others. To learn more about the latest updates, read our blog post or explore the new features for yourself in EO Browser. |
| | Endless Peaks of Southern Alps, New Zealand through the seasons of 2021 🌐 EO Browser — Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data, processed by Sentinel Hub. |
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Utility of AI4Boundaries and EuroCrops as Training Datasets for Field Delineation |
| | Automatic field boundary delineation requires high-quality and diverse input data to train accurate and robust machine learning models. In this blog post, we explore the AI4Boundaries and EuroCrops datasets, which were utilized individually in our research to train a new field delineation model. Dive in to learn about the data preparation steps we've undertaken to optimize them, giving you insight into their strengths and limitations. |
| | True color Sentinel-2 image (left), overlaid with vector training data from AI4Boundaries (right). Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2019], processed by Sentinel Hub. |
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New Developments in the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem |
| The Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem has continued to grow with the opening of the Jupyter Lab, openEO, and the QGIS plugin. These help new users develop applications on top of the Sentinel data and make it easier to get started learning new skills. The Jupyter Lab provides an online workspace for coding in Python, where all Sentinel datasets are available without the need to install any tools locally. OpenEO is a graphical user interface for setting up Earth observation data processing pipelines. The QGIS plugin uses the fully open Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem imagery service, empowering millions of QGIS users to integrate satellite imagery directly into their own data. |
| | | Sentinel-2 geology composite of Lunar Crater in Nevada, USA, with road network from OpenStreetMap overlay in QGIS. 🌐 Copernicus Browser |
| In addition, many new datasets and features have been added to the Copernicus Browser, including WorldCover cloud-free Sentinel-2 mosaics, and Copernicus digital elevation models, with new spectral explorer and elevation profile functions, and data fusion custom scripts enabled. |
| | Don't forget that the ESA Science Hub will close at the end of September and be fully replaced by the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem – see a transition guide. |
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Webinar: Earth Observation Data for Agricultural Monitoring |
| Lessons From the New CAP Policy and Beyond |
| Earth Observation has become a vital part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). With the approaching implementation deadline for Area Monitoring NPAs ought to implement remote sensing into their current workflows. While some Agencies are in the forefront of the CAP reform, many still struggle with expensive field visits, complex workflows and tendering and budgeting planning. Watch the recording of the webinar held on September 20th to learn from those who already successfully navigated through the process and shared their lessons learned. |
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Sentinel Hub Webinar: Open Source Intelligence |
| Watch the webinar recording |
| Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) harnesses openly available data, including online imagery, videos, vehicle tracking and remote sensing, to provide valuable intelligence. It plays a critical role in verifying or invalidating content in news outlets and social media, enabling accurate reporting on sensitive issues. In addition, OSINT is becoming increasingly indispensable in war crimes trials and for a comprehensive understanding of conflict situations. |
| | Did you miss our insightful live webinar on the growing importance of satellite data as a fact-checking tool with Eliot Higgins, founder and creative director of Bellingcat, as our guest? We invite you to watch the recording. |
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Other Sentinel Hub Updates |
| - Coordinate reference systems - Support for EPSG:3006 (SWEREF99 TM) was added.
- Third-Party Data - PlanetScope subscriptions now filter data according to the acquisition time. Note that old subscriptions created before this change still filter by publication time.
- Bring Your Own Data - BYOC - You can now add newer data to already ingested Zarr collections.
- Sentinel-1 Radiometric Terrain Correction - RTC was improved to be even more consistent worldwide. Read more!
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| We hope to see you in person soon. Mark your calendars for our presentations at the following events: |
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| SatCen Industry Days 2023, Madrid, Spain |
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