Entering the location in the search box on the right side of the screen
Uploading your area of interest (AOI) by clicking the icon (after clicking the icon) in the upper right corner of the screen. Import a KML/KMZ-, GPX-, WKT (in EPSG:4326) or GEOJSON/JSON-file to create the AOI that will be used when searching for images and clipping when exporting an image or insert the geometry directly into the EO Browser in all existing file formats.
Sidebar Search-tab:
Choose between different Data Sources of satellite imagery by checking the checkboxes on the left side of the screen.
Use the Advanced Search toggle switch to select Data Quality and Maximum Cloud Coverage.
Select the Time Range manually or use the calendar. You can also filter it by month.
Choose a predefined Theme with selected Highlights or log in to use custom configuration instances.
Use the icon to switch from Normal to Education Mode for the simplified version of the EO Browser. Education mode is based on predefined themes with recommended data sources.
Use the Area of Interest tool to draw a rectangular or polygonal area of interest by clicking the icon in the upper right corner of the screen or upload your own AOI.
Use the Point of Interest tool to mark a point on the map and recentre it by clicking the icon.
Use the explanation Tooltips for more information about each data source by clicking the icon.
Use the icon to view the full instructions for the EO Browser.
Results
The image/tile information is displayed next to the thumbnail of a selected location:
Data Source Name
Sensing Date
Sensing Time
Cloud Coverage
MGRS Location
Additional functionality:
Access raw images from AWS or SciHub by clicking on the icon.
Select one of the tiles shown on the map or in the sidebar with the least cloud coverage and click the button. You will be directed to the Visualisation tab with a display of mosaicked tiles of the same satellite orbit.
Additional Features
Borders, Contours, Labels, Roads and Water Bodies can be toggled on and off by clicking the icon.
Choose between Voyager (coloured) or Light (grey) base map in the same list.
Visualize
Apply various predefined or custom spectral band combinations to visualize images:
True color – Visual interpretation of the land cover
False color – Visual interpretation of vegetation
Highlight Optimized Natural Color
NDVI – Vegetation index
False color (urban) – Visual interpretation of urbanized areas
Moisture Index – Visual interpretation of moisture
SWIR – Shortwave-infrared composite
NDWI - Normalized Difference Water index
NDSI – Normalized Difference Snow index
Scene classification map
Custom:
Composite - Drag&drop single bands to create a simple RGB composite image.
Index - Drag&drop single bands into the index equation to create a simple band ratio or a normalized difference index.
Custom script - Submit your own piece of java script code that defines how the data is processed and returned.
Find tutorials for Custom script and Index tools on our Education page.
User Configurations - Sentinel Hub users (users with a paying Sentinel Hub subscription), when logged in, can apply one of their configurations from the Configuration Utility Tool to fine-tune the visualization experience and enable the use of advanced functions such as Multi-temporal Processing, etc.
Using Linked Custom Scripts - Use custom scripts that are stored elsewhere, either on Google Drive, GitHub or in our Custom script repository. Paste the URL of the script into a text box in the custom script editing panel and click Refresh Evalscript.
In case you want to download a GeoTIFF that covers, for example, several countries, low-scale exports are also possible.
There are three different download options (you must be signed in to use the Analytical or High-res print options):
Basic
You can use the Show Captions toggle switch to add data source, date, zoom scale and branding information to the exported images.
You can also use the Add Map Overlays toggle switch to add place labels, streets, political boundaries, contours or water bodies to the image or the Show Legend toggle switch to add the legend data.
Use Crop to AOI to crop the image to the bounds of the area of interest.
Use Draw AOI geometry to draw the area of interest’s geometry on the exported image.
Use the textbox to add a short description to the exported image.
Choose between two image formats (JPG, PNG).
Analytical
After preparing the data for download, click the button to download the image in JPG, PNG, KMZ or GeoTIFF format.
Choose between different image formats, resolutions and coordinate systems or select your own custom resolution before downloading the image. You can also attach a logo.
In the Analytical panel, you can select multiple layers (Visualized/Raw) and download them all in a single ZIP file.
High-res print
Prepare the selected visual for high-resolution printing by manually selecting a format, size and DPI. Add captions, legends and descriptions as needed.
Additional Features
Use the feature to combine and display satellite images from different orbits by selecting the dates manually or use the calendar.
Use the Pin feature to save visualizations for later comparison by clicking on the icon. Your pins will be stored in the application for future use (only for the duration of the session when not being logged in).
Use various Effects and Visualization Tools (gain, gamma, etc.) by clicking on the icon.
Zoom to the centre of the tile by clicking the icon.
Switch between Hide and Show Layer options by clicking the icon.
Change the date of the image directly on the Visualization tab to avoid returning to the results panel. Select it manually or use the calendar.
Use the Measure tool for area and distance measurements by clicking the icon.
Use the Chart tool to display statistical data for specific layers by clicking the icon. The histogram currently only works for index layers (e.g. NDVI).
Create a Timelapse Animation by clicking the icon. Choose the AOI, time span, frequency, speed and transition to prepare your timelapse for download.
For more information about Timelapse in EO Browser, see our Sentinel Hub Blog. Also note that the timelapse feature supports a maximum of 300 frames at a time. If you need a longer time frame, choose a monthly data option, for example.
Pin & Compare
Find your favourite (pinned) images on the Pins tab. You can generally manage your pins with the following functions:
Story - Create a story from pins
Share - Create a link to share pins
Export (JSON) - Export pins to your computer
Import (JSON) - Import pins from a saved file
Delete all pins
Pin Story can be created in our pin story builder. For more information, please refer to our Pin Story User Guide.
Sort created pins by date, location, datasetld or title and use some other special functions:
Move Pin
Rename Pin
Add to Compare
Show Description
Remove pin
Click the Compare tab and compare pinned images in 2 modes:
Split (Drag a split slider to the left or right to set the boundary between compared images)
Opacity (Drag an opacity slider to the left or right to blend between compared images)
The visual comparison tool allows you to observe changes on the Earth’s surface from 1972 using the Landsat 1-5 MSS data source.
Additional Features
Follow these four simple steps to compare the data:
Search for the area of your interest.
Select criteria:
Data quality
Time range
Cloud coverage
Inspect the resulting data from different sources.
Pin and compare your preferred results.
3D Feature
View Earth Observation Imagery in 3D! Navigate and fly through terrain effortlessly, and when done exploring - pin, share or download your visualization.
Use the Terrain Viewer feature by clicking on the 3D button and make use of the following tools:
Use Vertical Terrain Scaling to make flatter areas appear more dynamic.
Stimulate the Sun’s movements and its projected shadows at any time of the day.
Manipulate the Shadow Parameters:
Shadow visibility
Shadow rendering distance
Shadow map size visibility
Control the ambient, diffuse and specular factors as well as specular power.
Use the Anaglyph Stereo Mode to create two distinct red and blue images to produce a single 3D stereo image (to make use of this effect you need to wear red-cyan glasses).
Check our blog post, to find out what you can do with the Terrain Viewer and see some cool examples.