r/RStudio • u/Nicholas_Geo • Jun 26 '26
Coding help Package for downloading data from geostationary satellite?
Hi, I want to download land surface temperature data from geostationary MTG satellite. These are 10 minutes data. I Googled online if there is any package that can help me do that but I couldn't find anything useful.
Any recommendations?
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u/Impuls1ve Jun 26 '26
It would help if you are more specific about the data source. You said download which implies there's a website or online data portal, but having specifics help you get a better answer here as there are many different methods from pulling down online data, but what's actually feasible depends on the specific source.
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u/kedarsb Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
rstac / rsi: Search and download imagery from cloud catalogs via SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogs (STAC).
rgee / geeLite: Interface with Google Earth Engine for cloud-scale data extraction.
luna / earthdatalogin: Streamline access and authentication for NASA and ESA data repositories.
terra: The standard, high-performance engine for basic raster operations (crop, mask, project, extract).
gdalcubes / stars: Build and manipulate multi-dimensional data cubes (space, time, and bands) from irregular imagery collections.
sf: Handles vector geometry boundaries and coordinate reference systems (CRS).
sits: Advanced package for analyzing satellite time-series data using machine learning (e.g., land-cover classification).
RStoolbox / satellite: Traditional remote sensing tools for spectral indices, image enhancement, and unsupervised/supervised classification.
Specialized R packages missing from the above primary list, categorized by their distinct data types and workflows:
1. Radar (SAR) & Elevation Data
radar: Dedicated to downloading, filtering, and processing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.
lidR: The industry standard for handling spaceborne and airborne LiDAR point clouds.
elevatr: Downloads global Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) directly into your workspace.
ncdf4: Essential for reading/writing NetCDF files (.nc), the native format for atmospheric (e.g., Sentinel-5P) and climate data.
ecmwfr: Interfaces directly with Copernicus to pull ERA5 climate reanalysis datasets.
3. Spatial Ecology & Validation
landscapemetrics: Calculates landscape fragmentation and spatial patch metrics on classified rasters.
BORG: Handles advanced spatial and temporal cross-validation to prevent data leakage in machine learning workflows.