7: Raster data processing#
In this chapter, we will introduce how to conduct various data analysis and manipulation operations in Python using raster data. You will learn to use a few of the core libraries for raster analysis/processing, such as xarray and rioxarray. More specifically this chapter will cover:
Introduction to raster processing
Reading and writing raster data (Data I/O)
Reprojecting raster data
Mosaicing
Raster resampling
Map algebra – Doing calculations with raster data
Raster to Polygon - Polygon to raster
Masking / clipping