Python is one of the most popular programming languages for data science and analytics, with a large and steadily growing community in the field of Earth and Space Sciences. In this workshop, we will help participants with a working knowledge of Python to familiarize with the world of geospatial raster and vector data. We will introduce a set of tools from the Python ecosystem and show how these can be used to carry out practical geospatial data analysis tasks. In particular, we will consider satellite images and public geo-datasets and demonstrate how these can be opened, explored, manipulated, combined, and visualized using Python.
This workshop organized by the Netherlands eScience Center will cover the following aspects of geospatial data processing:
- Basics of raster and vector data and coordinate reference systems (CRSs)
- Access satellite imagery using Python
- Read and visualize and process raster/vector data
- Data analysis with the combination of raster and vector data
- Parallel computation for geospatial data
During the workshop, the following Python packages will be covered:
- pystac-client and pystac for EO data query and retrieval
- rioxarray for raster data processing
- geopandas for vector data processing
- dask for distributed EO data processing
Participants must have access to a computer with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (see setup instructions link below).
Date
30 and 31 March 2023 (One and a half day training)
Venue
ITC Building, Room 3-008
Hengelosestraat 99, 7514 AE Enschede
Registration
The workshop is open to UT staff and students. Priority will be given to ITC staff and students.
The capacity is limited to 25 people.
Registration is closed. Registration confirmation will be send to the participants on 24 March.
Certificate
Certificate of participation will be provided on request after the training.
Prerequisites
The participants DO NOT need to have prior knowledge on the Python tools this workshop is teaching. However we expect the participant to have a working knowledge of Python, and have had exposure to the Bash shell.
Please note that to participate in this workshop, it is neccessary to prepare the required Python environment before hand. Please follow the setup instructions for the preparation.
Instructors
Schedule
Day 1 | |
9:30 - 9:45 | Welcome and icebreaker |
9:45 - 10:00 | Introduction to raster, vector, and CRS |
10:00 - 11:00 | Access satellite imagery using Python |
11:00 - 11:15 | Coffee break |
11:15 - 12:30 | Read and visualize raster data |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch break |
13:30 - 14:30 | Vector data in Python |
14:30 - 14:45 | Coffee break |
14:45 - 15:45 | Raster data preprocessing with rioxarray and geopandas |
15:45 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00 - 16:40 | Raster calculations in Python |
16:45 - 17:00 | Wrap-up |
17:00 | End of Day 1 |
Day 2 | |
9:15 - 9:30 | Welcome and icebreaker |
9:30 - 10:45 | Calculating Zonal Statistics on Rasters |
10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00 - 12:15 | Parallel raster computations using Dask |
12:15 - 12:30 | Wrap-up |
12:30 | END |
This event is supported by the Netherlands eScience Center Fellowship Grant NSESC.ESCF.2022.013.
For more information or questions, please contact dr. ing. Serkan Girgin (s.girgin@utwente.nl).