When I created the Google Earth Engine Community catalog my primary focus was always on fostering collaboration and addressing any issues in our datasets with the help of valuable feedback from the geospatial community. What better way to learn from the community than from feedback? So this one is about…

In conversation with Justin Huntington and Eric Jensen What are we if not storytellers with data? There are more narratives hidden in a time series than collective memories, more than just raw cold data. No one knows how to tell stories better with data than the Desert Research Institute (DRI)…

Maps have long been essential tools for understanding and navigating the world around us. One prominent series of maps that have played a crucial role in the United States is the USGS (United States Geological Survey) Topo Maps. These maps have a rich history, dating back to the late 19th…

If you’ve followed the developments in Google’s Earth Engine, you may have noticed a shift from legacy collections to Cloud Project in your assets tab and accounts. The shift has brought about some exciting new features. One of the most notable is the improved flexibility in billing for commercial projects…

Samapriya Roy, Erin Dawn Trochim and Valerie Pasquarella The GEE community catalog made its debut on May 8, 2020, with a commitment to accessibility and collaboration. Our earlier posts (Community Catalog and Community Datasets & Data Commons) provide more information about the motivations behind the project. This round-up aims to…

Samapriya Roy, Valerie Pasquarella and Erin Dawn Trochim About two years ago a simple movement toward data commons and the need for accessibility to publishing open datasets was born over a data request. The idea was a simple one, what if Google Earth Engine users, community actors, researchers, and domain…

Building footprints are probably one of the most visible modifications of the natural landscape. Building types vary, but the built class and the overall patterns of how these spaces evolve are tied to human action, growth, and decay. Mapping human settlements are not new and everything from Night Lights to…

Imagine some of the harshest operational conditions in the world, with swings in temperature and pressure. A world that is profound and yet vastly less explored than most missions undertaken by humanity. and yet something we rely on every single day. With the need for more ocean data and continuous…

Measuring near-real-time data over open oceans over the last couple of decades has been mostly challenging. Over 80% of our oceans are unexplored and as the impetus to expand and understand these cyclically connected systems grow, getting to data is going to be critical. …