Tutorial for Using a STAC API and Search for Satellite Scenes

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use PySTAC Client and search for satellite imagery using a STAC API. This is part of the course on Advanced Geospatial Analytics with Python taught since Fall 2023 at Clark University.

Requirements

You need to have Pixi installed on your machine.

Instructions

First, you need to pull this repository to your local computer:

git clone git@github.com:HamedAlemo/stac-search-tutorial.git

Change your current directory to be inside the downloaded repository:

cd stac-search-tutorial

Install the environment (Python 3.13 and all the required packages are defined in pixi.toml):

pixi install

Start Jupyter Lab:

pixi run lab

• Jupyter Lab will open in your browser. If it doesn't, copy the Jupyter Lab url and paste it in your browser.
• Open earth_search_tutorial.ipynb and follow the instructions.