How to Make a False-Color Satellite Image in QGIS
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How to Make a False-Color Satellite Image in QGIS

ByKonrad Hafen

False-color satellite images can be very useful to visually analyze different landscape characteristics. They also look really cool and are used to make very artistic maps and displays. False-color satellite images are created by displaying different band combinations with different colors. For example, a color near-infrared image is created by displaying data from the near-infrared…

Remote Sensing with QGIS: Calculate NDVI
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Remote Sensing with QGIS: Calculate NDVI

ByKonrad Hafen

Vegetation indices are a staple remote sensing product and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) may be the most widely used vegetation index. To calculate NDVI you simply need appropriate imagery and a program that allows you to interact with the image data. QGIS is a great, free option for a GIS program that provides…