Downloading Free Satellite NDVI Data with Google Colab + Earth Engine (Pasture Monitoring Demo)

Описание: In this video, I walk through a simple Google Colab + Google Earth Engine workflow I set up to quickly download Sentinel-2 imagery (NDVI, RGB, and NDMI) for a chosen area of interest.

I use my family ranch as the demo site, exploring how NDVI time series can help track pasture recovery rates and greening-up speed in spring—potentially a way to gauge pasture health over multiple years.

What you’ll see in this video:

Why I wanted a faster way to grab cloud-free Sentinel-2 imagery

Setting up a Colab notebook with Earth Engine

Uploading an area of interest (GeoJSON/KML)

Filtering by dates and cloud cover

Exporting NDVI, RGB, and NDMI images directly to Google Drive

Loading results into QGIS for quick visualization

👉 GitHub Repo with the Colab Notebook: https://github.com/lawrencejesse/Sent...

If you’re interested in:
Pasture/rangeland monitoring

Oilfield reclamation

Precision ag tools

Or just learning how to automate Sentinel-2 downloads with Colab

…this will give you a straightforward starting point.

Let me know in the comments if you see other potential applications for this workflow!

#NDVI #GoogleColab #EarthEngine #PastureManagement #Sentinel2 #QGIS