Lesson
4

Using Google Earth Engine for Remote Sensing

An example of geospatial analysis using Google Earth Engine with normalized vegetation density index (NDVI) as an example use case.

An example of geospatial analysis using Google Earth Engine with normalized vegetation density index (NDVI) as an example use case.

Course Resources

Resources

Slides (PDF)

Lesson 4 Slides: Using Google Earth Engine

Code (GitHub)

https://github.com/aiddata/gie-toolkit

This GitHub repo contains code demonstrations for the entire course. This code includes examples of analysis in Stata as well as utilizing remote sensing and earth observation data through Google Earth Engine.

Related Reading

Kumar, Lalit, and Onisimo Mutanga. "Google Earth Engine applications since inception: Usage, trends, and potential." Remote Sensing 10.10 (2018): 1509. Note: Google Earth Engine (GEE) provides a powerful platform through which to access and process satellite and other geospatial data sources. This paper provides an overview of applications using GEE. During the training, we provide a basic introduction to the use of GEE, and this paper can help explore the range of possibilities that the platform can offer. Again, this paper includes substantial detail, so please feel free to read only the first page and/or skim the remaining sections.