SNAP Toolbox for Sentinel-1

This event has taken place. For the date of the next course please contact Vicky Lucas at v.lucas@the-iea.org.

Learn to use the open source satellite data from the first of the Sentinel series, including all-weather images available day and night, able to monitor sea ice and icebergs, map marine oil spills and detect movements of the Earth’s surface.

This two-day course provides Synthetic Aperture Radar theory and hands-on use of the toolbox of the Sentinel-1 satellite. The Sentinel-1 satellites provide a wealth of open source data, with rapid dissemination, covering the globe every six days and carrying a C-band SAR.

This is a hands-on course with practical sessions in computing labs. Attendees should have familiarity with EO concepts such as calibration and/or awareness of common EO data issues necessary to go from a level-1 to a high-level product.

The first morning of the course will cover SAR theory including interferometry. The remainder of the course will be in a computing lab using the Sentinel-1 toolbox developed by the European Space Agency, processing data both via the interface and command line.

• Cost: £650 (£550 for IEA Partners & universities)
• Venue: Satellite Applications Catapult, Harwell, Oxfordshire
• Accommodation not included
• Closing date: February 29, 2016

To book or for more information, please email Vicky Lucas,

Training Development & Executive Education at v.lucas@the-iea.org

“So much data is coming back from Sentinel-1 at fantastic resolutions – for free! When you know how to manage the easy-to-use graphical interface to manipulate the data to your requirements, you can interrogate every single pixel of that data and this course will show you how”

Vicky Lucas

IEA Training Development Manager