Earth Images.

Below are a series of images I’ve taken next to the same location captured by one of our Earth observing satellites, mainly Landsat-8 or Sentinel-2. I make these for no other reason than to enjoy the difference in perspective they offer and play around with satellite imagery.

In putting them together, I mainly follow the workflow laid out in this series of articles written by Rob Simmon. It involves using GDAL, a library for working with geospatial data, to process the raw satellite data, and GIMP, and open-source image editing software, to further enhance the image. I then use Instagram to stick them next to an image I’ve taken.

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy eft: Landsat-8 564 false color image captured 4/19/2015; Right: me 08/2015 right after I got pooped on by a pigeon.

Denali, AK

Denali, AK A typically cloud-covered Denali from up there and down here. Top: a very luck me on 07/23/2017 Bottom: a similarly lucky Landsat-8 on 07/22/2017.

Boston, MA

Boston, MA Hometown from far from the ground and farther from the ground. Top: true color composite (432) courtesy of Landsat 8 OLI on August 30, 2016. Bottom: me from a plane.

Plumb Island, MA

Plumb Island, MA OH those summer nights Top: me late summer 2017 Bottom: False color composite (652) captured by Sentinel-2 on September 27, 2017.

Leon Dormido, Ecuador

Leon Dormido, Ecuador Top: Leon Dormido sitting off the coast of San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos as viewed by Landsat-8. Bottom: me from a boat.

Cape Cod, MA

Figure 6: True color composite (432). Landsat 8 OLI; October 8, 2015.