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OrbEE

OrbEE is a Python library available in all code-based workflows. It provides a set of functions to abstract some of the common base operations that need to be performed while working with datasets.
Additionally, OrbEE provides a set of ready-to-use functions that process specific datasets to provide you with analysis-ready data.
The example below presents the way to blend data coming from different sources:
  • simple landcover from MODIS,
  • SO2 concentration via Sentinel-5,
  • temperature from NOAA forecasts,
  • forest coverage estimated using the DynamicWorld package,
  • forest canopy height estimated based on Lidar measurements from GEDI,
  • vegetation indices (NDVI, MNDWI) calculated on Sentinel-2 data,
  • and some simple math, just to show it's possible.
Once data are prepared, we decide how they are going to be presented as:
  • a map,
  • a chart,
  • exposed as a computed_variable that can be displayed with a legend feature.

Usage

from datetime import date
from typing import Any, List, Union
import ee
import orbee as oe
from output import ChartData, NamedLayer
ComputedVariables = dict[str, Any]
ReturnType = List[
Union[ee.Image, ee.Geometry, ee.FeatureCollection, ee.Feature, ComputedVariables, ChartData, NamedLayer]
]
def entrypoint(dates: List[date], region: ee.Geometry) -> ReturnType:
"""
Sample script using Google Earth Engine REST APIs.
:param dates: `List[date]` - contains list of dates provided as user (or default) input
:param region: `ee.Geometry` - geometry provided as user input, used for spatial filtering of data
:return: `ReturnType` - script must return a list of supported objects (see `ReturnType` definition)
"""
# First, let's do something basic - fetch MODIS land cover data from 2001
modis_image = ee.Image("MODIS/051/MCD12Q1/2001_01_01").select(["Land_Cover_Type_1"])
# Time for something more advanced, we use OrbEE to fetch SO2 concentration data (image, stats and chart!)
so2 = oe.calculate_average_index(
dates,
region,
"COPERNICUS/S5P/NRTI/L3_SO2",
"SO2_column_number_density",
"SO2",
"bar",
)
# Same for NOAA Global Forecast System and temperature
temperature = oe.calculate_average_index(
dates,
region,
"NOAA/GFS0P25",
"temperature_2m_above_ground",
"TEMP",
"line",
)
# Now, let's use OrbEE to plot & calculate how much land is covered with forest
forest_coverage = oe.dynamicworld_land_cover_area(
dates,
region,
"trees",
"green",
)
# Finally, let's have OrbEE calculate the mean canopy height
gedi_canopy_height = oe.gedi_canopy_height(dates, region)
# NDVI, NDMI, anyone? OrbEE has got you covered
vegetation_indices = oe.s2_vegetation_indices(dates, region)
# Computed variables can be used in the application's legend, using parameter substitution, e.g. 'Hello, {{static}}!'
sample_computed_variables = {
"static": "world",
"computed": 2 + 2 * 2,
}
# We have the data, now - let's display them!
# Create a dictionary that contains all computed variables that we want to return
computed_variables = (
sample_computed_variables
| forest_coverage["computed_variables"]
| gedi_canopy_height["computed_variables"]
| so2["computed_variables"]
| temperature["computed_variables"]
)
return [
modis_image, # Simple `ee.Image` object
NamedLayer(data=so2["map"], name="SO2 Concentration"), # `NamedLayer` allowing to control how layer's named
NamedLayer(data=gedi_canopy_height["map"], name="Canopy Height"),
NamedLayer(data=forest_coverage["map"], name="Crown Cover"),
temperature["chart"], # `ChartData` used to plot the results in the application automatically
vegetation_indices["chart"],
computed_variables, # `ComputedVariables` that can be interpolated in the application's legend
]