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Sentinel-1 es una misión espacial financiada por la Unión Europea y llevada a cabo por la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) en el marco del programa Copernicus. Sentinel-1 recopila imágenes de radar de apertura sintética (SAR) en banda C con una variedad de polarizaciones y resoluciones. Dado que los datos de radar requieren varios algoritmos especializados para obtener imágenes ortorectificadas y calibradas, en este documento se describe el procesamiento previo de los datos de Sentinel-1 en Earth Engine.
Los datos de Sentinel-1 se recopilan con varias configuraciones de instrumentos, resoluciones y combinaciones de bandas diferentes durante las órbitas ascendentes y descendentes. Debido a esta heterogeneidad, por lo general, es necesario filtrar los datos hasta obtener un subconjunto homogéneo antes de comenzar el procesamiento. Este proceso se describe a continuación en la sección Metadatos y filtrado.
Para crear un subconjunto homogéneo de datos de Sentinel-1, por lo general, será necesario filtrar la colección con propiedades de metadatos. Los campos de metadatos comunes que se usan para filtrar incluyen las siguientes propiedades:
transmitterReceiverPolarisation
: ['VV'], ['HH'], ['VV', 'VH'] o ['HH', 'HV']
instrumentMode
: "IW" (banda ancha interferométrica), "EW" (banda ancha extra) o "SM" (mapa de franja). Consulta esta referencia para obtener más detalles.
orbitProperties_pass
: "ASCENDING" o "DESCENDING"
resolution_meters
: 10, 25 o 40
resolution
: "M" (medio) o "H" (alto). Consulta esta referencia para obtener más detalles.
El siguiente código filtra la colección de Sentinel-1 por las propiedades transmitterReceiverPolarisation
, instrumentMode
y orbitProperties_pass
y, luego, calcula compuestos para varias combinaciones de observaciones que se muestran en el mapa para demostrar cómo estas características afectan los datos.
Editor de código (JavaScript)
// Load the Sentinel-1 ImageCollection, filter to Jun-Sep 2020 observations.
var sentinel1 = ee.ImageCollection('COPERNICUS/S1_GRD')
.filterDate('2020-06-01', '2020-10-01');
// Filter the Sentinel-1 collection by metadata properties.
var vvVhIw = sentinel1
// Filter to get images with VV and VH dual polarization.
.filter(ee.Filter.listContains('transmitterReceiverPolarisation', 'VV'))
.filter(ee.Filter.listContains('transmitterReceiverPolarisation', 'VH'))
// Filter to get images collected in interferometric wide swath mode.
.filter(ee.Filter.eq('instrumentMode', 'IW'));
// Separate ascending and descending orbit images into distinct collections.
var vvVhIwAsc = vvVhIw.filter(
ee.Filter.eq('orbitProperties_pass', 'ASCENDING'));
var vvVhIwDesc = vvVhIw.filter(
ee.Filter.eq('orbitProperties_pass', 'DESCENDING'));
// Calculate temporal means for various observations to use for visualization.
// Mean VH ascending.
var vhIwAscMean = vvVhIwAsc.select('VH').mean();
// Mean VH descending.
var vhIwDescMean = vvVhIwDesc.select('VH').mean();
// Mean VV for combined ascending and descending image collections.
var vvIwAscDescMean = vvVhIwAsc.merge(vvVhIwDesc).select('VV').mean();
// Mean VH for combined ascending and descending image collections.
var vhIwAscDescMean = vvVhIwAsc.merge(vvVhIwDesc).select('VH').mean();
// Display the temporal means for various observations, compare them.
Map.addLayer(vvIwAscDescMean, {min: -12, max: -4}, 'vvIwAscDescMean');
Map.addLayer(vhIwAscDescMean, {min: -18, max: -10}, 'vhIwAscDescMean');
Map.addLayer(vhIwAscMean, {min: -18, max: -10}, 'vhIwAscMean');
Map.addLayer(vhIwDescMean, {min: -18, max: -10}, 'vhIwDescMean');
Map.setCenter(-73.8719, 4.512, 9); // Bogota, Colombia
Configuración de Python
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import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Load the Sentinel-1 ImageCollection, filter to Jun-Sep 2020 observations.
sentinel_1 = ee.ImageCollection('COPERNICUS/S1_GRD').filterDate(
'2020-06-01', '2020-10-01'
)
# Filter the Sentinel-1 collection by metadata properties.
vv_vh_iw = (
sentinel_1.filter(
# Filter to get images with VV and VH dual polarization.
ee.Filter.listContains('transmitterReceiverPolarisation', 'VV')
)
.filter(ee.Filter.listContains('transmitterReceiverPolarisation', 'VH'))
.filter(
# Filter to get images collected in interferometric wide swath mode.
ee.Filter.eq('instrumentMode', 'IW')
)
)
# Separate ascending and descending orbit images into distinct collections.
vv_vh_iw_asc = vv_vh_iw.filter(
ee.Filter.eq('orbitProperties_pass', 'ASCENDING')
)
vv_vh_iw_desc = vv_vh_iw.filter(
ee.Filter.eq('orbitProperties_pass', 'DESCENDING')
)
# Calculate temporal means for various observations to use for visualization.
# Mean VH ascending.
vh_iw_asc_mean = vv_vh_iw_asc.select('VH').mean()
# Mean VH descending.
vh_iw_desc_mean = vv_vh_iw_desc.select('VH').mean()
# Mean VV for combined ascending and descending image collections.
vv_iw_asc_desc_mean = vv_vh_iw_asc.merge(vv_vh_iw_desc).select('VV').mean()
# Mean VH for combined ascending and descending image collections.
vh_iw_asc_desc_mean = vv_vh_iw_asc.merge(vv_vh_iw_desc).select('VH').mean()
# Display the temporal means for various observations, compare them.
m = geemap.Map()
m.add_layer(vv_iw_asc_desc_mean, {'min': -12, 'max': -4}, 'vv_iw_asc_desc_mean')
m.add_layer(
vh_iw_asc_desc_mean, {'min': -18, 'max': -10}, 'vh_iw_asc_desc_mean'
)
m.add_layer(vh_iw_asc_mean, {'min': -18, 'max': -10}, 'vh_iw_asc_mean')
m.add_layer(vh_iw_desc_mean, {'min': -18, 'max': -10}, 'vh_iw_desc_mean')
m.set_center(-73.8719, 4.512, 9) # Bogota, Colombia
m
Procesamiento previo de Sentinel-1
Las imágenes de la 'COPERNICUS/S1_GRD'
Sentinel-1 de Earth EngineImageCollection
consisten en escenas de rango terrestre detectado (GRD) de nivel 1 procesadas para el coeficiente de retrodispersión (σ°) en decibeles (dB). El coeficiente de retrodispersión representa el área de retrodispersión objetivo (sección transversal del radar) por unidad de área terrestre. Debido a que puede variar en varios órdenes de magnitud, se convierte a dB como 10*log10σ°. Mide si el terreno irradiado dispersa la radiación de microondas incidente de forma preferencial lejos del sensor de SAR (dB < 0) o hacia el sensor de SAR (dB > 0). Este comportamiento de dispersión depende de las características físicas del terreno, principalmente de la geometría de los elementos del terreno y sus características electromagnéticas.
Earth Engine usa los siguientes pasos de procesamiento previo (como los implementa la Toolbox de Sentinel-1) para derivar el coeficiente de retrodispersión en cada píxel:
- Aplicar archivo de órbita
- Actualiza los metadatos de la órbita con un archivo de órbita restituido (o un archivo de órbita preciso si el restituido no está disponible).
- Eliminación de ruido de los bordes de la GRD
- Quita el ruido de baja intensidad y los datos no válidos en los bordes de la escena.
(A partir del 12 de enero de 2018)
- Eliminación de ruido térmico
- Quita el ruido aditivo en las subbandas para ayudar a reducir las discontinuidades entre las subbandas de las escenas en los modos de adquisición de varias subbandas.
(Esta operación no se puede aplicar a las imágenes producidas antes de julio de 2015).
- Aplicación de valores de calibración radiométrica
- Calcula la intensidad de la retrodispersión con los parámetros de calibración del sensor en los metadatos de GRD.
- Corrección del terreno (ortorectificación)
- Convierte los datos de la geometría de rango terrestre, que no tiene en cuenta el terreno, a σ° con el DEM de 30 metros de SRTM o el DEM de ASTER para latitudes altas (mayores que 60° o menores que -60°).
Notas del conjunto de datos
- No se aplica la función de aplanamiento radiométrico del terreno debido a artefactos en las laderas de las montañas.
- El coeficiente de retrodispersión sin unidades se convierte a dB, como se describió anteriormente.
- Actualmente, no se pueden transferir los datos de SLC de Sentinel-1, ya que Earth Engine no admite imágenes con valores complejos debido a la incapacidad de promediarlos durante la piramidación sin perder información de fase.
- Los recursos de SM de GRD no se transfieren porque la función
computeNoiseScalingFactor()
en la operación de eliminación de ruido de borde en la caja de herramientas de S1 no admite el modo SM.
Salvo que se indique lo contrario, el contenido de esta página está sujeto a la licencia Atribución 4.0 de Creative Commons, y los ejemplos de código están sujetos a la licencia Apache 2.0. Para obtener más información, consulta las políticas del sitio de Google Developers. Java es una marca registrada de Oracle o sus afiliados.
Última actualización: 2025-07-25 (UTC)
[null,null,["Última actualización: 2025-07-25 (UTC)"],[[["\u003cp\u003eSentinel-1, part of the Copernicus Programme, provides C-band SAR data for various applications.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003ePre-processing of Sentinel-1 data in Earth Engine involves filtering by metadata and applying specific algorithms.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eMetadata filtering is crucial for creating a homogeneous subset of data based on polarization, instrument mode, and orbit properties.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eEarth Engine automatically applies preprocessing steps including orbit file application, noise removal, radiometric calibration, and terrain correction to Sentinel-1 GRD data.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe data represents backscatter coefficient (σ°) in decibels (dB) and undergoes several processing steps to derive this value.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["Sentinel-1 data, collected by the European Space Agency, is pre-processed in Earth Engine to obtain calibrated imagery. Key actions include filtering the heterogeneous data using metadata properties like `transmitterReceiverPolarisation`, `instrumentMode`, `orbitProperties_pass`, `resolution_meters`, and `resolution`. This is demonstrated in code examples using JavaScript and Python, calculating temporal means for visualization. Preprocessing steps involve applying orbit files, removing noise, radiometric calibration, and terrain correction to derive the backscatter coefficient in decibels (dB).\n"],null,["# Sentinel-1 Algorithms\n\n[Sentinel-1](https://earth.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-1) is a\nspace mission funded by the European Union and carried out by the European Space Agency\n(ESA) within the Copernicus Programme. Sentinel-1 collects C-band synthetic aperture\nradar (SAR) imagery at a variety of polarizations and resolutions. Since radar data\nrequires several specialized algorithms to obtain calibrated, orthorectified imagery,\nthis document describes pre-processing of Sentinel-1 data in Earth Engine.\n\nSentinel-1 data is collected with several different instrument configurations,\nresolutions, band combinations during both ascending and descending orbits. Because\nof this heterogeneity, it's usually necessary to filter the data down to a\nhomogeneous subset before starting processing. This process is outlined below in the\n[Metadata and Filtering](/earth-engine/guides/sentinel1#metadata-and-filtering) section.\n\nMetadata and Filtering\n----------------------\n\nTo create a homogeneous subset of Sentinel-1 data, it will usually be necessary to\nfilter the collection using metadata properties. The common metadata fields used for\nfiltering include these properties:\n\n1. `transmitterReceiverPolarisation`: \\['VV'\\], \\['HH'\\], \\['VV', 'VH'\\], or \\['HH', 'HV'\\]\n2. `instrumentMode`: 'IW' (Interferometric Wide Swath), 'EW' (Extra Wide Swath) or 'SM' (Strip Map). See [this\n reference](https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/user-guides/sentinel-1-sar/acquisition-modes) for details.\n3. `orbitProperties_pass`: 'ASCENDING' or 'DESCENDING'\n4. `resolution_meters`: 10, 25 or 40\n5. `resolution`: 'M' (medium) or 'H' (high). See [this\n reference](https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/user-guides/sentinel-1-sar/resolutions/level-1-ground-range-detected) for details.\n\nThe following code filters the Sentinel-1 collection by\n`transmitterReceiverPolarisation`, `instrumentMode`, and\n`orbitProperties_pass` properties, then calculates composites for several\nobservation combinations that are displayed in the map to demonstrate how these\ncharacteristics affect the data.\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\n// Load the Sentinel-1 ImageCollection, filter to Jun-Sep 2020 observations.\nvar sentinel1 = ee.ImageCollection('COPERNICUS/S1_GRD')\n .filterDate('2020-06-01', '2020-10-01');\n\n// Filter the Sentinel-1 collection by metadata properties.\nvar vvVhIw = sentinel1\n // Filter to get images with VV and VH dual polarization.\n .filter(ee.Filter.listContains('transmitterReceiverPolarisation', 'VV'))\n .filter(ee.Filter.listContains('transmitterReceiverPolarisation', 'VH'))\n // Filter to get images collected in interferometric wide swath mode.\n .filter(ee.Filter.eq('instrumentMode', 'IW'));\n\n// Separate ascending and descending orbit images into distinct collections.\nvar vvVhIwAsc = vvVhIw.filter(\n ee.Filter.eq('orbitProperties_pass', 'ASCENDING'));\nvar vvVhIwDesc = vvVhIw.filter(\n ee.Filter.eq('orbitProperties_pass', 'DESCENDING'));\n\n// Calculate temporal means for various observations to use for visualization.\n// Mean VH ascending.\nvar vhIwAscMean = vvVhIwAsc.select('VH').mean();\n// Mean VH descending.\nvar vhIwDescMean = vvVhIwDesc.select('VH').mean();\n// Mean VV for combined ascending and descending image collections.\nvar vvIwAscDescMean = vvVhIwAsc.merge(vvVhIwDesc).select('VV').mean();\n// Mean VH for combined ascending and descending image collections.\nvar vhIwAscDescMean = vvVhIwAsc.merge(vvVhIwDesc).select('VH').mean();\n\n// Display the temporal means for various observations, compare them.\nMap.addLayer(vvIwAscDescMean, {min: -12, max: -4}, 'vvIwAscDescMean');\nMap.addLayer(vhIwAscDescMean, {min: -18, max: -10}, 'vhIwAscDescMean');\nMap.addLayer(vhIwAscMean, {min: -18, max: -10}, 'vhIwAscMean');\nMap.addLayer(vhIwDescMean, {min: -18, max: -10}, 'vhIwDescMean');\nMap.setCenter(-73.8719, 4.512, 9); // Bogota, Colombia\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\n### Colab (Python)\n\n```python\n# Load the Sentinel-1 ImageCollection, filter to Jun-Sep 2020 observations.\nsentinel_1 = ee.ImageCollection('COPERNICUS/S1_GRD').filterDate(\n '2020-06-01', '2020-10-01'\n)\n\n# Filter the Sentinel-1 collection by metadata properties.\nvv_vh_iw = (\n sentinel_1.filter(\n # Filter to get images with VV and VH dual polarization.\n ee.Filter.listContains('transmitterReceiverPolarisation', 'VV')\n )\n .filter(ee.Filter.listContains('transmitterReceiverPolarisation', 'VH'))\n .filter(\n # Filter to get images collected in interferometric wide swath mode.\n ee.Filter.eq('instrumentMode', 'IW')\n )\n)\n\n# Separate ascending and descending orbit images into distinct collections.\nvv_vh_iw_asc = vv_vh_iw.filter(\n ee.Filter.eq('orbitProperties_pass', 'ASCENDING')\n)\nvv_vh_iw_desc = vv_vh_iw.filter(\n ee.Filter.eq('orbitProperties_pass', 'DESCENDING')\n)\n\n# Calculate temporal means for various observations to use for visualization.\n# Mean VH ascending.\nvh_iw_asc_mean = vv_vh_iw_asc.select('VH').mean()\n# Mean VH descending.\nvh_iw_desc_mean = vv_vh_iw_desc.select('VH').mean()\n# Mean VV for combined ascending and descending image collections.\nvv_iw_asc_desc_mean = vv_vh_iw_asc.merge(vv_vh_iw_desc).select('VV').mean()\n# Mean VH for combined ascending and descending image collections.\nvh_iw_asc_desc_mean = vv_vh_iw_asc.merge(vv_vh_iw_desc).select('VH').mean()\n\n# Display the temporal means for various observations, compare them.\nm = geemap.Map()\nm.add_layer(vv_iw_asc_desc_mean, {'min': -12, 'max': -4}, 'vv_iw_asc_desc_mean')\nm.add_layer(\n vh_iw_asc_desc_mean, {'min': -18, 'max': -10}, 'vh_iw_asc_desc_mean'\n)\nm.add_layer(vh_iw_asc_mean, {'min': -18, 'max': -10}, 'vh_iw_asc_mean')\nm.add_layer(vh_iw_desc_mean, {'min': -18, 'max': -10}, 'vh_iw_desc_mean')\nm.set_center(-73.8719, 4.512, 9) # Bogota, Colombia\nm\n```\n\nSentinel-1 Preprocessing\n------------------------\n\nImagery in the Earth Engine `'COPERNICUS/S1_GRD'` Sentinel-1\n`ImageCollection` is consists of Level-1 Ground Range Detected\n(GRD) scenes processed to backscatter coefficient (σ°) in\ndecibels (dB). The backscatter coefficient represents\ntarget backscattering area (radar cross-section) per unit ground area. Because it can\nvary by several orders of magnitude, it is converted to dB as\n10\\*log~10~σ°. It measures whether the radiated terrain scatters\nthe incident microwave radiation preferentially away from the SAR sensor\ndB \\\u003c 0) or towards the SAR sensor dB \\\u003e 0). This scattering behavior depends on the\nphysical characteristics of the terrain, primarily the geometry of the terrain elements\nand their electromagnetic characteristics.\n\nEarth Engine uses the following preprocessing steps (as implemented by the\n[Sentinel-1 Toolbox](https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/toolboxes/sentinel-1))\nto derive the backscatter coefficient in each pixel:\n\n1. **Apply orbit file**\n - Updates orbit metadata with a restituted [orbit file](https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/technical-guides/sentinel-1-sar/pod/products-requirements) (or a precise orbit file if the restituted one is not available).\n2. **GRD border noise removal**\n - Removes low intensity noise and invalid data on scene edges. (As of January 12, 2018)\n3. **Thermal noise removal**\n - Removes additive noise in sub-swaths to help reduce discontinuities between sub-swaths for scenes in multi-swath acquisition modes. (This operation cannot be applied to images produced before July 2015)\n4. **Application of radiometric calibration values**\n - Computes backscatter intensity using sensor calibration parameters in the GRD metadata.\n5. **Terrain correction** (orthorectification)\n - Converts data from ground range geometry, which does not take terrain into account, to σ° using the [SRTM 30 meter DEM](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/USGS_SRTMGL1_003) or the [ASTER DEM](https://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp) for high latitudes (greater than 60° or less than -60°).\n\nDataset Notes\n-------------\n\n- Radiometric Terrain Flattening is not being applied due to artifacts on mountain slopes.\n- The unitless backscatter coefficient is converted to dB as described above.\n- Sentinel-1 SLC data cannot currently be ingested, as Earth Engine does not support images with complex values due to inability to average them during pyramiding without losing phase information.\n- GRD SM assets are not ingested because the `computeNoiseScalingFactor()` function in the [border noise removal operation in the S1 toolbox](https://github.com/senbox-org/s1tbx/blob/master/s1tbx-op-calibration/src/main/java/org/esa/s1tbx/calibration/gpf/RemoveGRDBorderNoiseOp.java) does not support the SM mode."]]