v1.6.0

🚀 CoastSeg v1.6.0

Release Date: 6/25/2025

🆕 New Features

• Download Cloud Threshold Slider (download_cloud_thresh)
  A new dedicated slider for controlling how much cloud cover is allowed in imagery downloads. Previously, this behavior was lumped into the general cloud_thresh; it now has its own setting and UI control for clarity and flexibility.

• Minimum ROI Coverage Slider (min_roi_coverage)
  Introducing a slider that specifies the minimum percentage of the ROI that an image must cover to be considered for downloading. This helps speed up the process by skipping images that do not meaningfully overlap your area of interest.

🐛 Bug Fixes & Issue Resolutions

• Fixes Issue #298, where tiny Sentinel-1 clips were being downloaded even when not flagged as bad imagery. The combination of the new slider and improvements to filter_roi_by_area now effectively exclude these fragments.

• Enhancements to filter_roi_by_area logic ensure that imagery coverage calculations properly respect user-defined minimum thresholds.

🔧 Technical Background

• download_cloud_thresh: Earlier versions delegated cloud thresholding to a shared parameter, which could cause confusion—cloud control is now explicitly handled.
• min_roi_coverage: Imagery coverage in ROI is now quantified to avoid downloading images with negligible overlap. This offers users more precise control and reduces unnecessary data downloads.
• Fix for #298: By combining area-based ROI filtering and the new coverage slider, the issue where small, misclassified S1 clips were downloaded is resolved.

Contributors

• @Cjanda12 for beta testing this release and providing essential feedback.

Full Changelog

For a detailed list of changes, please refer to the full changelog.

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Full Changelog: v1.5.1...v1.6.0