molinav / python-sat

A Python interface to correct geometry of AVHRR imagery

python-sat

The library python-sat is a simple Python interface to correct geometry of AVHRR imagery using its satellite's orbital parameters from two-line element sets (TLE) and estimating the clock drift and attitude position by feature matching with reference datasets. It is released under the GNU GPL v3.0.

Prerequisites

It is needed at least:

• Python 2.6+, 3.2+
• OpenCV 2.4.8+
• GDAL 1.11+
• NumPy 1.7+
• SciPy 0.15+
• Six for Python 2/3 compatibility

Installation

Download the library as a compressed file and unzip it. Open a terminal in the directory where the uncompressed folder is located and type:

pip install ./python-sat

To uninstall it, just type in a shell:

pip uninstall python-sat

Once the library is correctly installed, it is possible to check the example file example1.py, which opens a TLE file and transcripts it into an Ephemeris instance.

Reporting bugs

This library is currently in development and its state is still alpha. For reporting bugs, feel free to open an issue at http://github.com/molinav/python-sat/issues.