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Abstract
This paper discusses the development of PyGeoRS, a Python-based QGIS plugin designed to automate remote sensing tasks for environmental mapping using Landsat 8 and 9 data. PyGeoRS simplifies complex processes using data from Landsat 8 and 9 satellites, facilitating tasks such as Principal and Independent Component Analysis, band ratios, indices calculation, false-color image generation, and Optimum Index Factor calculation. A key advantage of PyGeoRS is its ability to significantly enhance processing speed, offering a 40–60% improvement compared to other remote sensing software, which optimizes workflow efficiency. Additionally, as an open-access tool, PyGeoRS broadens the availability of advanced remote sensing capabilities to users with varying levels of access to technology. While this version supports only Landsat data, future expansions are planned to include additional sensors, further extending PyGeoRS’s applicability in remote sensing and mapping tasks.