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satellite

This smorgasbord provides a variety of functions which are useful for handling, manipulating and visualizing remote sensing data.

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Installation

For the stable release version of satellite use

install.packages("satellite")

To install the development version use

library(devtools)
install_github("environmentalinformatics-marburg/satellite", ref = "develop")

Contact

Please file bug reports and feature requests at https://github.com/environmentalinformatics-marburg/satellite/issues

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install.packages('satellite')

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1.0.6

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Repository

https://github.com/environmentalinformatics-marburg/satellite

Maintainer

Florian Detsch

Last Published

August 21st, 2025

Functions in satellite (1.0.6)

Extend a Satellite object

compFilePathLandsat

Get filename, bands and metadata file for Landsat 7 and 8 standard 1B/T format

Landsat 8 sample data

Get or access internal LUT values used by various functions

Convert a band's scaled counts to radiance

Convert a band's scaled counts or radiance values to reflectance

Get/set Satellite data layer names

maskInvarFeatures

Identify pseudo-invariant features from a satellite scene

satellite-package

Smorgasboard for remote sensing functions.

Get or access Satellite object information used by various functions

Create a Satellite object

Plot a Satellite object

Landsat 7 sample data

Crop Satellite object

Compute terrain characteristics from digital elevation models

Subset of Satellite object data layers

Convert selected layers of a Satellite object to a RasterStack

SatelliteMetaData-class

An S4 class to represent satellite metadata

Atmospheric correction of remote sensing data

SatelliteInfo-class

An S4 class to represent a satellite data file

Align raster geometry between two data sets

Satellite-class

An S4 class to represent a complete satellite dataset

SatelliteLog-class

An S4 class to represent satellite log data

Compile dark object DN for given sensor band

Convert selected layers of a Satellite object to a RasterBrick

calcEarthSunDist

Compute earth-sun distance based on day of the year

SatelliteLayers-class

An S4 class to represent satellite data

calcTOAIrradRadRef

Compute top of atmosphere solar irradiance using radiation vs. reflection

Convert a band's scaled counts or radiance values to reflectance

Compute path radiance based on the dark object method

Convert a band's scaled counts to brightness temperature

compMetaLandsat

Get calibration information from Landsat 8 standard level 1B/T filename

calcTOAIrradTable

Get top of atmosphere solar irradiance using readily tabulated values

calcTOAIrradModel

Compute top of atmosphere solar irradiance for sensor bands using LUTs

Correct for topographic effects.

convRef2RadLinear

Convert reflectance to radiance using linear function coefficients