The Sentinel-2 Land Cover explorer app is here and will have great applicability to teaching and research:
One of the foremost capabilities of this app is the dynamic change analysis. The app provides dynamic visual and statistical change by comparing annual slices of the Sentinel-2 10m Land Use/Land Cover data as you explore the map.
Overview of capabilities:
- Visual change analysis with either ‘Step Mode’ or ‘Swipe ModeDynamic statistical change analysis by year, map extent, and class
- Filter by selected land cover class
- Regional class statistics summarized by administrative boundaries
- Imagery mode for visual investigation and validation of land cover
- Select imagery renderings (e.g. SWIR to visualize forest burn scars)
- Data download for offline use
For example, if you go here and click on trees, or crops, or built area, you will see the land cover for the Bahamas:
Swipe mode, step mode, land use/land cover, and change over space and time!
For example, if you go here: You will see a loss of cropland and rangeland and a gain in built-up urban land near Greeley and Loveland Colorado:
But you can of course study any place in the entire world ! I salute all who were involved in creating this – Impact Observatory, Microsoft, Esri, ESA, European Commission.
Joseph J. Kerski, PhD GISP | Education Manager, Geographer
Esri | 167 S. Taylor Ave | Louisville CO 80027 | USA
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02/21/2023