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NASA OPERA QGIS 4 compatibility
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Yes — NASA OPERA supports QGIS 4 (declared max version 4.99.0).
Search and visualize NASA OPERA (Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis) satellite data products.
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NASA OPERA Plugin for QGIS provides an intuitive interface for searching and visualizing NASA OPERA data products directly in QGIS. OPERA (Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis) is a NASA project that provides analysis-ready data products derived from satellite observations. Available Datasets: - DSWX-HLS: Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 - DSWX-S1: Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Sentinel-1 - DIST-ALERT-HLS: Land Surface Disturbance Alert from HLS - DIST-ANN-HLS: Land Surface Disturbance Annual from HLS - RTC-S1: Radiometric Terrain Corrected SAR Backscatter from Sentinel-1 - CSLC-S1: Coregistered Single-Look Complex from Sentinel-1 Features: - Search OPERA products by location, date range, and dataset type - Display search result footprints as vector layers - Visualize OPERA raster data directly in QGIS - Automatic authentication with NASA Earthdata - Plugin update checker Requirements: - Python packages: earthaccess, geopandas, shapely, pandas (installed via Settings > Dependencies) - NASA Earthdata account (free registration at https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov)
| Author | Qiusheng Wu |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 4,928 |
| Latest version | 0.9.2 |
| Last updated | 2026-05-08 (160 days ago) |
| Min QGIS | 3.28.0 |
| Max QGIS | 4.99.0 |
| QGIS 4 ready | Yes |
| Maintenance | Active |
| Category | Remote sensing |
| Tags | remote sensing, sentinel, water, sar, disturbance, landsat, dswx, earthdata, hls, opera, satellite, nasa, surface water |
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