The sentinel2-cloud-detector repository provides a Python package (s2cloudless) for detecting clouds in Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. It implements a pixel-based cloud detector using a pre-trained LightGBM model that takes Sentinel-2 spectral bands as input and outputs cloud probability maps or binary masks with optional post-processing (convolution and dilation). The package is designed as a reusable library for integration into remote sensing workflows. The architecture consists of three core modules: cloud_detector.py (containing the main S2PixelCloudDetector class), pixel_classifier.py (a generic wrapper for applying pixel-wise classifiers over image data), and utils.py (helper functions for data loading and image processing operations). The PixelClassifier class is particularly notable for its reusability, as it decouples the classification logic from the specific model and can work with any classifier adhering to the scikit-learn API (e.g., scikit-learn models, LightGBM). The package includes comprehensive unit tests, CI/CD pipelines for multiple Python versions, and follows modern packaging standards for distribution via PyPI and Conda. The package actively maintains compatibility with current dependencies (lightgbm, numpy, opencv, sentinelhub) and avoids deprecated APIs. It demonstrates strong software engineering practices through clear separation of concerns, type hints, and comprehensive documentation. While the S2PixelCloudDetector class is tailored to the specific cloud detection use case, the underlying PixelClassifier utility represents a broadly applicable pattern for pixel-wise image classification tasks.
This repository is a Jupyter Book for the University of Tennessee's GEOG-312 course on geospatial programming. It contains lecture notebooks covering Python fundamentals and geospatial libraries (GeoPandas, Rasterio, Xarray, Leafmap, Geemap, etc.), along with lab exercises. It is primarily an educational resource, not a production application or data pipeline. The content is well-structured with paired Markdown and Jupyter notebook files using jupytext, and includes CI/CD for building the book. While not a reusable software library, the pedagogical patterns and notebook organization are of high quality.
GeoWombat is an open-source Python library for geospatial raster data processing and remote sensing analysis at scale. It provides a high-level API built on xarray, rasterio, Dask, and geopandas, enabling lazy, parallel processing of multi-spectral satellite imagery (Landsat, Sentinel-2, NAIP, etc.). The library's architecture centers on a custom xarray accessor (`.gw`) that exposes geospatial properties and methods, and a configuration context manager for setting sensor profiles, reprojection parameters, and other global settings. Key capabilities include raster I/O with on-the-fly warping/mosaicking, vegetation indices, radiometric corrections (BRDF, 6S, topographic), QA masking, time-series analysis, moving-window statistics (Cython-accelerated), and machine/deep learning classification and object detection (YOLO, TorchGeo, SAM). It supports STAC cloud access and distributed computation via Dask. The codebase demonstrates solid engineering with modular backends, extensible patterns, and comprehensive test coverage, though it carries some technical debt from pinned dependencies and large monolithic modules. It is actively maintained, with a broad user community and integrations with wider geospatial ecosystems.
This repository provides the `lidar` Python package, a specialized library for hydrological depression analysis of high-resolution topographic data, particularly LiDAR-derived DEMs. Its core functionality includes DEM smoothing (mean, median, Gaussian filters), sink extraction, and a novel level-set algorithm for delineating nested depression hierarchy, yielding topological and geometric properties (size, volume, depth, perimeter). The package is designed as a reusable library with a CLI (`lidar` command), a PySimpleGUI-based graphical interface, and integration with ArcGIS via a dedicated toolbox. It also includes Jupyter notebooks for tutorial and research workflows, demonstrating the complete analysis pipeline. The project is research-grade, backed by peer-reviewed publications, and follows a modular architecture with separate modules for filtering, filling, slicing, and mounts. However, some dependencies (GDAL, arcpy) and Python version constraints introduce moderate technical drift risk.