Tools
Section · Tools
Software used in HYDRA-EO tutorials
This page summarises the main R packages and tools used in the tutorials, with links to their Git repositories and simple usage examples.
R · ToolsRTM
Canopy & leaf RTMs
The ToolsRTM package provides a unified suite of radiative transfer models for simulating leaf, canopy, and soil reflectance across multiple sensor resolutions. It integrates PROSPECT, FLUSPECT, Liberty, INFORM, fourSAIL, and PROSAIL for detailed optical simulations, as well as advanced modelling components such as SPART and MARMIT for soil reflectance.
These capabilities support flexible, physics-based workflows for Earth Observation data analysis and model–data integration.
R · SCOPEinR
Energy balance & SIF
The SCOPEinR package implements the SCOPE model for simulating soil–canopy radiative transfer, photosynthesis, fluorescence, and surface energy balance. It provides tools and an R interface for producing consistent reflectance,radiance and fluoresence emission, and photosynthesis products under varying stress, physiological, canopy properties and illumination conditions.
This package supports detailed modelling of vegetation functioning in crop studies and stress analysis.
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