9 Aug 2020
Cloud cover across the entire tile: 6.9 per cent.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2020
Original dataset ↗ · Open image study area ↗ORBIT · SATELLITE IMAGES
London from above
Satellite images of London: compare summers, discover recent images and understand vegetation and water indicators.
United Kingdom · The Thames and large city parks
The image is temporarily unavailable. Acquisition details and the original source are below.
9 Aug 2020 · 29 Jul 2026MGRS-30UXC
Taken by Sentinel-2B. See Sentinel-2B in the 3D orbit view →
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2020, 2023, 2026.
What does the sample show?
29 Jul 2026
- Vegetation class
- 17.9 % of classifiable points
- Water class
- 3.3 % of classifiable points
- Classifiable sample
- 99.2 % of all grid points in the study area
Indicators from Sentinel-2 scene classification. Not official green-space statistics or a measurement of the whole city.
Comparing summers
Vegetation classWater class
Follow the Thames and find the large parks west of the centre. Differences in water colour alone do not indicate water quality.
Data, sources and method
The images show the same study area. Acquisition dates, shadows and plant growth may still differ. Fixed study area: 12 × 12 km around the city centre. Not a municipal boundary. Reduced true-colour image, not a street map or live view.
View values and acquisition dates
| Summer | Acquired | Vegetation class | Water class | Classifiable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 Aug 2020 | 14 % | 3.4 % | 96.7 % |
| 2023 | 7 Jul 2023 | 25.6 % | 3.2 % | 99.7 % |
| 2026 | 29 Jul 2026 | 17.9 % | 3.3 % | 99.2 % |
Images and open data
7 Jul 2023
Cloud cover across the entire tile: 0 per cent.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023
Original dataset ↗ · Open image study area ↗29 Jul 2026
Cloud cover across the entire tile: 0.1 per cent.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026
Original dataset ↗ · Open image study area ↗21 Sept 2026 · Recent view
Cloud cover across the entire tile: 4.6 per cent.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026
Original dataset ↗ · Open image study area ↗How are images and indicators selected?
Sentinel-2 L2A, July and August; no more than 15 per cent cloud cover across the tile. All summers for a city use the same tile, projection and fixed study area. The true-colour channels are reduced for the preview.
A regular grid with 80-metre spacing reads the Sen2Cor scene classes. Only vegetation, non-vegetated surfaces and water count towards the classifiable sample. Clouds, shadows, snow, missing and uncertain classes are excluded. We publish no indicators when fewer than 85 per cent of points are classifiable.
The values describe a model-based sample on individual dates. Season, weather, water levels, harvest, processing and classification versions affect comparisons. Three summers do not establish a climate or urban-development trend.
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