Date of Images:

11/7/2020, 11/14/2020, 11/16/2020, 11/18/2020, 11/19/2020

Date of Next Image:

None Expected

Summary:

The True Color RGB composite provides a product of how the surface would look to the naked eye from space. The RGB is created using the red, green, and blue channels of the respective instrument.

The Natural Color RGB provides a false composite look at the surface. This RGB uses a shortwave, the near-infrared, and red channels from the instrument.

The False Color RGB provides a false composite look at the surface. It is most commonly used to assess plant density and healht, as plants reflect near infrared and green light, while absorbing red. Since they reflect more near infrared than green, plant-covered land appears deep red. Denser plant growth is darker red. Cities and exposed ground are gray or tan, and water appears blue or black.

Suggested Use:

The True Color RGB provides a product of how the surface would look to the naked eye from space and may show damage caused by severe weather. The True Color RGB is produced using the 3 visible wavelength bands (red, green, and blue) from the respective sensor. Some minor atmospheric corrections have occurred.

For the Natural Color RGB, areas of water will appear blue, healthy green vegetation will appear as a bright green, urban areas in various shades of magenta, snow will appear as a bright blue/cyan, and bare soils being multicolor dependent on their makeup.

For the False Color RGB, areas of water will appear blue, healthy vegetation will appear as red, other soil/vegetation coverage will appear in lighter shades of red or brown, urban area is grey.

Satellite/Sensor:

MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/2B satellites

PlanetScope

Resolution:

Sentinel-2 False Color and Natural Color: 20 meters

Sentinel-2 True Color: 10 meters

Planet: 3 meters

Credits:

NASA/MSFC, USGS, ESA Copernicus, Planet Team (2017). Planet Application Program Interface: In Space for Life on Earth. San Francisco, CA. https://api.planet.com

Esri REST Endpoint:

See URL section on right side of page

WMS Endpoint:

Data Download (Sentinel-2 only):

https://maps.disasters.nasa.gov/download/gis_products/event_specific/2020/neuse_river_nc/