Sentinel 2 VS Landsat 8: A Resolution Analysis





Hello Everyone, For doing any Spatial Analysis resolution is dominant x-factor. This because of the clear visualization of features on the ground for identification, understanding, nature and accuracy. In this analysis comparative study was performed using sentinel 2 and Landsat 8 imagery. Both Imagery have difference of size, Sentinel 2 imagery package size up-to 700 MB and  Landsat 8 package is around 900 MB - this significant for downloading. Coming to resolution the Sentinel Imagery shoots-out at 10 meter resolution and Landsat 8  at 30 meter resolution, If enhanced using resolution merge (panchromatic band) it 15 meters. Please check the below video for detail visualization of difference: Youtube 





Sentinel and Landsat 8 is provided with 12 bands and 11 bands respectively.  In the above video, comparison of the imagery is shown using few example like identification of urban feature, agriculture fields, settlements and vegetation. The results highlight that sentinel imagery is way ahead of Landsat 8 imagery, but resolution merging will reduce the difference by 30 meter to 15 meters. 



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