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sundial

December 10, 2024

This software release provides a means of inferring the acquisition time of an image using the sundial method. This approach involves measuring the orientation of a shadow on the image and using the calculated solar geometry for that date to identify the time at which the sun would have been positioned so as to cast the observed shadow. The shadow orientation measurement can be made on the image and the lat and lon coordinates of the base and tip of the shadow are the inputs to this function.

Publication Year 2024
Title sundial
DOI 10.5066/P14TGNGI
Authors Carl J Legleiter
Product Type Software Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Water Resources Mission Area - Headquarters
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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