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Introduction to Google Earth Engine
  • Google Earth Engine
  • What is Google Earth Engine?
  • How to Use Google Earth Engine
    • GEE Interface Platforms
    • Data Catalog
    • Using the Code Editor
      • Adding Data
      • Objects and Methods
        • ee.Image
        • ee.ImageCollection
        • ee.Geometry
        • ee.Feature and FeatureCollection
      • Image Classification
      • Data Visualisation
  • Useful Resources
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What is Google Earth Engine?

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Earth Engine is a virtual platform for geospatial analysis and visualisation for academic, non-profit, business and government users.

It provides access to a web-based catalogue of over 40 petabytes of satellite imagery and other analysis-ready data. Users can use Google's cloud platform to run analysis at huge scales.

What can you do in Earth Engine?

  • Filter data

  • Masking (removing clouds etc.)

  • Create mosaics

  • Raster and Vector operations

  • Time-series analysis

  • Classify images

  • Object-based segmentation

  • Machine-learning

  • Data visualisation

  • Create maps

  • Plot charts

  • Build web-apps

Credit: Google Earth Engine