CURSO VIRTUAL: Datos Satelitales para Monitorear el Cambio Ambiental Regional

This document is a syllabus for a virtual course titled "Datos Satelitales para Monitorear el Cambio Ambiental Regional," designed by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research for Latin American scientists and researchers. The course provides theoretical and practical training in using satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine to monitor environmental changes, with a specific focus on tropical forests and environmental health in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• The course is a self-guided online program consisting of approximately 20 hours of activity, including masterclasses, reading materials, exercises, and synchronous sessions with experts. It is structured into six sessions and covers eight main technical modules, including an introduction to Google Earth Engine, image processing, time series analysis, vector data calculations, forest fire assessment, land cover change monitoring, climate projection analysis, and the creation of public applications.
• The primary objective of the training is to enable participants to interpret multi-decadal satellite records to detect environmental changes, monitor land surface dynamics in real-time, and identify emerging vulnerabilities. The curriculum applies these skills to regional issues such as climate modeling, deforestation analysis, land-use change, forest fire monitoring, and extreme weather events.
• The course utilizes specific datasets and case studies focused on Latin America and the Caribbean to teach geospatial analysis. Key tools and datasets mentioned include the Hansen Global Forest Change dataset for forest change mapping, the Joint Research Commission Surface Water Change dataset for surface water mapping, and the Dynamic World land cover classification dataset for automated land cover classification.
• Certification requires the completion of five modules and a final evaluation consisting of a 10-question quiz. Participants must achieve a score of 70% or higher and complete a course survey to download their certificate of completion.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). CURSO VIRTUAL: Datos Satelitales para Monitorear el Cambio Ambiental Regional. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Curso%20datos%20satelitales_silabo.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. CURSO VIRTUAL: Datos Satelitales para Monitorear el Cambio Ambiental Regional. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Curso%20datos%20satelitales_silabo.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndcurso, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{CURSO VIRTUAL: Datos Satelitales para Monitorear el Cambio Ambiental Regional}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Curso%20datos%20satelitales_silabo.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }