🔸BIOMASS#

L1-A (import_biomass_l1a)#

The import_biomass_l1a function extracts matrix elements (S2/C4/T4/C3/T3/C2/T2) from the given BIOMASS L1-A folder and saves them into respective directories.

polsartools.import_biomass_l1a(in_dir, mat='T3', azlks=8, rglks=2, fmt='tif', cog=False, ovr=[2, 4, 8, 16], comp=False, bsc='sigma0', out_dir=None, recip=False, geocode=False)[source]

Extract polarimetric S2/T4/C4/T3/C3 matrix data from BIOMASS L1A SLC data.

Example Usage:#

To process imagery and generate a T3 matrix:

import_biomass_l1a("/path/to/data", mat="T3")

To process imagery and generate a C3 matrix:

import_biomass_l1a("/path/to/data", mat="C3", azlks=10, rglks=3)

Parameters:#

in_dirstr

Path to the folder containing the BIOMASS L1A files.

matstr, optional (default=’T3’)

Type of matrix to extract. Valid options: ‘S2’, ‘C4, ‘C3’, ‘T4’, ‘T3’, ‘C2HX’, ‘C2VX’, ‘C2HV’,’T2HV’

azlksint, optional (default=8)

The number of azimuth looks to apply during the C/T processing.

rglksint, optional (default=2)

The number of range looks to apply during the C/Tprocessing.

fmt{‘tif’, ‘bin’}, optional (default=’tif’)

Output format: - ‘tif’: GeoTIFF - ‘bin’: Raw binary format

cogbool, optional (default=False)

If True, outputs will be saved as Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs with internal tiling and overviews.

ovrlist of int, optional (default=[2, 4, 8, 16])

Overview levels for COG generation. Ignored if cog=False.

compbool, optional (default=False)

If True, applies LZW compression to GeoTIFF outputs.

bscstr, optional (default=’sigma0’)

The type of radar cross-section to use for scaling. Available options:

  • ‘sigma0’ : Uses sigmaNought LUT for scaling.

  • ‘gamma0’ : Uses gammaNought LUT for scaling.

out_dirstr or None, optional (default=None)

Directory to save output files. If None, a folder named after the matrix type will be created in the same location as the input file.

recipbool, optional (default=False)

If True, scattering matrix reciprocal symmetry is applied, i.e, S_HV = S_VH.

L1-B (import_biomass_l1b)#

The import_biomass_l1b function extracts intensity elements (HH,HV,VH,VV; sigma0 or gamma0) from the given L1B folder and saves them into a II directory.

polsartools.import_biomass_l1b(in_dir, fmt='tif', cog=False, ovr=[2, 4, 8, 16], comp=False, bsc='sigma0', out_dir=None, geocode=True)[source]

Extracts the backscatter intensity elements from a BIOMASS L2B ‘_DGM__’ folder and saves them into respective tif/binar files.

Example Usage:#

The following code will extract the intensity elements from a BIOMASS L2B ‘_DGM__’ folder

import_biomass_l1b("/path/to/data")

Parameters:#

in_dirstr

Path to the folder containing the BIOMASS L1B files.

fmt{‘tif’, ‘bin’}, optional (default=’tif’)

Output format: - ‘tif’: GeoTIFF - ‘bin’: Raw binary format

cogbool, optional (default=False)

If True, outputs will be saved as Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs with internal tiling and overviews.

ovrlist of int, optional (default=[2, 4, 8, 16])

Overview levels for COG generation. Ignored if cog=False.

compbool, optional (default=False)

If True, applies LZW compression to GeoTIFF outputs.

bscstr, optional (default=’sigma0’)

The type of radar cross-section to use for scaling. Available options:

  • ‘sigma0’ : Uses sigmaNought LUT for scaling.

  • ‘gamma0’ : Uses gammaNought LUT for scaling.

out_dirstr or None, optional (default=None)

Directory to save output files. If None, a folder named after the matrix type will be created in the same location as the input file.

geocodebool, default=True

If True, performs a coarse geocoding using GCPs in the file.