Thomas McKennaJun 24, 2024
Ruth Mottram

Do you know about snapplanet.io? I've been playing around on it at the breakfast table, keeping an eye on the #Greenland #glaciers I have instruments on and it's just struck me again how mindblowing it is that I can download and process *on my phone* and for *FREE* a world's worth of high resolution satellite images from #ESA #Sentinel2. The future is amazing.

Here have a free image of Inglefield Bredning in NW Greenland yesterday.
#snapplanet

(Full Res version here: http://snapplanet.s3-website.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/s/A/2024/06/23/17318306767857306391/53d29bc27f3cc4c.jpg)

Jun 24, 2024 at 6:45amWeb
Show threadRuth MottramJun 24, 2024
The Andy Warhol edition of the same image? 😜
This is pink Panther processing, to pick out the coastlines and water bodies..
Show threadHuubjeJun 24, 2024
@Ruth_Mottram oh that is really cool. I wonder how and where exactly they source them. Would be neat if I could make something that gives me nice wallpapers.
Show threadRuth MottramJun 24, 2024
@Huubje They are an ESA collaboration so the data is sourced directly from ESA servers...
You just need to download the app (no idea if also available on iOS, I use android), log in and choose your favourite part of the world. There are prepared filters if you want to highlight particular aspects like fire, ice, coastlines etc.
Show threadHuubjeJun 24, 2024
@Ruth_Mottram nice! I wonder if I can source the pictures myself. Getting a new satellite picture as my desktop background everyday automatically would be great. Thanks for pointing this out!
Show threadJon SullivanJun 24, 2024

@Ruth_Mottram That is neat! I just spent half an hour browsing through the iOS app. I found this satellite image of my neighbourhood in infrared on 13 Feb. 2017, when a large fire was burning in the hills by the city.

#NZ #Christchurch #ÅŒtautahi #BanksPeninsula #Fire #Satellite #SnapPlanet

Show threadRuth MottramJun 24, 2024
@joncounts wow that's a great image. (What fantastic topography you have around you!). I think the wildfire processing is really effective at picking it out, I've used it myself in Greenland to look at wildfires.
Show threadRobynJun 24, 2024

@joncounts
Nice how we can spot the shady side of the ridges. I'm also astounded by the variation in heat through the built up areas. Guess improving insulation standards make a difference. I wonder what it would look like now with the changes in the rental rules

@Ruth_Mottram

Show threadJon SullivanJun 24, 2024
@RedRobyn @Ruth_Mottram Yes, that’s an excellent point, I’d hope that improved insulation in homes would make a visible difference to the city’s infrared image from space. Built areas give off a lot of heat.
Show threadNiels Nielsen, geographerJun 24, 2024
@Ruth_Mottram Great resource. Here's a test .. center: