2.2.75. Sentinel-2 scenes to GPKG

Search and save Sentinel-2 scene previews to GPKG.

To run a search, enter following parameters:

  • S2 tile index(es) - Simple or list e.g. “36VWJ” or “36VWJ,36VXJ” - limit 50 id. You can check the ID of the scene you need on our Web Map or download the scene division file.

  • Year(s) - Simple,list or range e.g. “2016,2020,2021-2024”

  • Month(s) - Simple,list or range e.g. “1,5,9-12”

  • Max cloud - Max cloud coverage in %, int or float e.g. 10 or 10.5

  • Custom order name - optional, you can enter a name for the Toolbox task to make it easier to tell them apart without comparing all the parameters.

There is also option to No preview. If ticked, the resulting GeoPackage will contain only vector footprint itendifiers.

Input:

  • Search parameters.

Output:

  • GPKG file

If previews are included, to view the result in QGIS select Project ‣ Open From ‣ GeoPackage.

Project also includes a layer with geometries of selected S2 tiles and a search_result layer containing scene IDs, attributes and borders of satellite images from dataspace catalog.

By default, tile layer and the earliest preview are visible. Select the layers you want to display.

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Pic. 2.20. Search result with layer visibility enabled

Launch instrument: https://toolbox.nextgis.com/operation/s2_search

Try it out using our sample:

Download input dataset to test the instrument. Step-by-step instructions included.

Get the output to additionally check the results.