Preprocessing Sentinel-2 with SNAP

Read a Sentinel-2 tile

1. Download a complete Sentinel-2 tile from ESA Open Access Hub.
2. Start SNAP Desktop
3. File --> Open Product...) Browse to the compressed Sentinel-2 zip file. Open) or drag and drop the zip file from Windows File Explorer into the SNAP Product Explorer tab.
4. Click on the plus sign of the file name in Product Explorer. Unfold Metadata and Bands.

Display a Sentinel-2 tile

1. Mark the file name in the Product Explorer. Right click Open RGB Image Window). In the Profile drop-down list select Sentinel 2 MSI False Colour Infrared. OK)