Agenda

Agenda: 2/12/20

Google Earth Engine (GEE) and Spatial Analysis Introductory Course

9:30 am: Breakfast and coffee

9:45 am: Begin workshop with an outline of learning goals

10:00 am: Introduction to Earth Engine

• GEE Intro
• Access GEE Javascript code editor (focus of the workshop) and mention of Python interface
• Accessing and sharing scripts
• Applications of programming approaches outside of GEE
• GEE for synthesis research

10:30 am: Coffee and Snack Break

10:45 am: Intro to Spatial Analysis

• Intro to remote sensing and GIS
• Image projection in the GEE environment

11:15 am: Begin working in GEE code editor

• Explore GEE Data Catalog
• Import data from catalog
• Upload local data as assets
• Visualize in Map

11:45 am: Intro Image Processing

• Filter ImageCollection
• Filter by metadata
• Reduce ImageCollection
• Create false color composite

12:15 pm: Lunch Break

1:15 pm: Check-in and questions from morning

1:30 pm: Data extraction for Image Regions and Mapping Feature collections

• Case Study: Human modification of seed dispersal networks

2:15 pm: Image Processing and using Google Earth Engine libraries

• Case Study: Land surface temperature estimation in Baltimore county

3:00 pm: Time Series Data processing, Charting, Nested Mapping

• Case Study: Runoff response to forest loss

3:30 pm: Coffee and Snack Break

4:00 pm: Recap Case Studies and Discuss Future Course Lessons

4:30 pm: Debugging and Additional Resources (Discussion)

4:45 pm: Conclusions and Feedback