VIRTUAL COURSE: Satellite Data to Monitor Regional Environmental Change

The 'Satellite Data to Monitor Regional Environmental Change' is a beginner-level, self-paced virtual course designed for Latin American scientists and researchers. It provides theoretical and practical training in using satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine to monitor environmental health, tropical forests, and climate variability to inform data-driven policy.

• The course is a self-paced online program estimated to take 20 hours to complete, consisting of six sessions and five primary modules. It utilizes learning strategies including recorded expert live-coding videos, conceptual articles, reflection questions, and practice activities.
• The curriculum focuses on using Google Earth Engine to analyze multi-decadal satellite records and real-time land surface dynamics. Technical training covers image processing, time series analysis, vector data calculations, land cover change monitoring, and the creation of public applications.
• The course employs specific datasets and case studies focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, including the Hansen Global Forest Change dataset for mapping forest change and the Joint Research Commission Surface Water Change dataset for mapping surface water change.
• To obtain a course certificate of completion, participants must complete the five modules, fill out a course survey, and pass a 10-question Final Evaluation quiz with a score of 70% or higher.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). VIRTUAL COURSE: Satellite Data to Monitor Regional Environmental Change. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Satellite%20data%20course_syllabus.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. VIRTUAL COURSE: Satellite Data to Monitor Regional Environmental Change. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Satellite%20data%20course_syllabus.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndvirtual, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{VIRTUAL COURSE: Satellite Data to Monitor Regional Environmental Change}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Satellite%20data%20course_syllabus.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }