How can you extract actionable insights from satellite imagery using SNAP? In this one-on-one course, you’ll learn how to process and analyze Sentinel-2 data to clearly visualize landscape changes and land cover. You’ll receive personalized guidance and work through online modules and hands-on assignments to master the power of satellite data and SNAP software step by step.
Satellite data gives us a unique view of the Earth and is increasingly used for applications such as agricultural monitoring, nature conservation, and urban development. Thanks to freely available satellite imagery—such as that from Sentinel-2—this technology is now more accessible than ever to anyone working with geoinformation or geodata.
To truly make the most of these images, you need the right tools. SNAP software (Sentinel Application Platform), developed by ESA, is a powerful free tool that allows you to analyze and process satellite data. Think of viewing multicolor image composites (RGB) to identify objects on the Earth’s surface, or correcting atmospheric distortions using the Sen2Cor algorithm.
With SNAP, you can also calculate spectral indices, such as NDVI and NDWI, to analyze vegetation or water surfaces. Even more advanced techniques like Random Forest classification or Principal Component Analysis (PCA)—which help make sense of large amounts of data—are part of the capabilities.
In short: SNAP opens the door to a world of insights from satellite imagery, whether you’re working on spatial issues, environmental analysis, or mapping land cover in areas such as Lake Tisza in Hungary.
In this blended learning course, you’ll discover how to use satellite data to gain valuable spatial insights. You’ll work with real data from the Sentinel-2 satellites, process it in the SNAP software, and learn how to map land cover around the Tisza-Tó area in Hungary in 2016.
You’ll start by downloading multispectral images and learn how to open and visualize them in SNAP. Using RGB color composites, you’ll identify landscape features and objects. Next, you’ll apply the Sen2Cor algorithm to atmospherically correct the images and prepare them for analysis.
After that, you’ll dive into the use of spectral indices such as NDVI (for vegetation) and NDWI (for water surfaces), which help you make landscape features more clearly visible. You’ll also learn to apply various classification methods, such as K-means and Random Forest, to group and analyze areas. Finally, you’ll use Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to distill large amounts of data down to its core.
The course is highly practical and aligns with current applications of geodata in the field. Whether you’re just starting out with remote sensing or want to deepen your knowledge, you’ll develop skills that allow you to work independently with satellite imagery.
Blended learning combines independent online learning with practical, interactive sessions, allowing you to gain both theoretical knowledge and practical experience with SNAP and satellite data analysis. The online modules give you the freedom to learn at your own pace. They include clear instructions on processing Sentinel-2 data, applying image corrections, and performing classifications within SNAP software. You’ll discover how to download satellite images, interpret them visually, and use them to analyze land cover and changes in the landscape.
During the hands-on online sessions, you’ll immediately apply the knowledge you’ve gained. You’ll work with real satellite data from the Tisza-Tó region in Hungary and receive guidance from experienced geoinformation specialists. You will learn how to process multispectral data, apply spectral indices such as NDVI and NDWI, and use various analysis techniques to gain clear insights. By getting started right away with current datasets, you will develop practical skills that you can apply in a wide range of spatial projects.
The combination of flexible online learning and hands-on training ensures that you not only learn how to work with SNAP and satellite data, but also how to effectively apply them to realistic geoinformation projects. After completing this course, you will be able to independently process, analyze, and apply satellite imagery to support informed decision-making in your field.
You’ll receive 1-on-1 guidance. After signing up, our course coordinator will contact you to schedule your first session.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Do you have questions about the course content? Or are you unsure whether the course aligns with your learning goals or preferences? Would you prefer an in-house or private course? We’d be happy to help.
After the course, you’ll have another two weeks to ask the instructor questions. Since the instructor is already teaching other courses, it’s best to email your questions to info@geo-ict.nl. Your question will be forwarded to the instructor, and you’ll receive a response within 24 hours.
If you’re a bit further along and encounter practical problems you can’t solve on your own, it’s best to use Online Support. You’ll spend one day online with the instructor and receive personalized one-on-one instruction. All your problems will be resolved, and you’ll have made significant progress.
If you run into problems in practice that you can’t solve on your own, you have two options: you can sign up for a beginner or advanced course, or you can sign up for Online Support.
You’ll spend a day online with an instructor and receive personalized one-on-one instruction. All your problems will be resolved, and you’ll have made significant progress.
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All courses are taught in person. Course hours are from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Coffee, tea, lunch, and a laptop are provided.
Taking a course online is also possible, but we only offer hybrid courses in exceptional cases. If you wish to participate in a course online, please indicate this during registration—select “Online” as the location. If that is not possible, this course will only be offered on-site in Apeldoorn.
Yes, we do this regularly. Our instructor will come to your location and bring laptops for the participants. All you need to do is arrange a classroom at your location.
Please email your requirements to info@geo-ict.nl, and we will send you a quote. Once you’ve confirmed the order, our course coordinator will contact you to schedule the training days.
After each course, participants receive a link to our evaluation portal. There, you can share your feedback on what you liked and didn’t like about the course. We always do our very best, but of course, there may be times when you have a complaint. Click on “Complaints Procedure.” It explains what steps you can take. Geo-ICT Training Center, Netherlands is a member of the Dutch Council for Training and Education (NRTO).
After the course, we will email you a link to our evaluation portal. There, you can log in and fill out an evaluation form, and you can also download your certificate of participation.
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