VIRTUAL COURSE: Satellite Data to Monitor Regional Environmental Change

The 'Satellite Data to Monitor Regional Environmental Change' course is a 20-hour self-paced online program for Latin American researchers. It focuses on using Google Earth Engine to analyze multi-decadal satellite records, with specific applications in tropical forest health, deforestation, forest fire monitoring, and climate projection. The curriculum is divided into five modules covering image processing, time series analysis, vector data calculations, land cover change, and the creation of public-facing interactive applications.

• The course is specifically tailored for Latin American scientists and researchers to develop expertise in satellite imagery for environmental monitoring, with a particular emphasis on tropical forest and environmental health analyses.
• The curriculum is structured around the use of Google Earth Engine and covers eight primary technical areas: introduction to the platform, image processing and visualization, time series analysis, vector data calculations, forest fire assessment, land cover change monitoring, climate projection analysis, and the development of public applications.
• Participants utilize specific datasets for practical case studies, including the Hansen Global Forest Change dataset for mapping forest change and the Joint Research Commission Surface Water Change dataset for mapping surface water changes.
• The course teaches students how to apply geospatial data to various environmental challenges, including drought modeling, biomass analysis in protected areas, air pollution monitoring in cities, and forest fire damage assessment.
• The program is a self-paced online course estimated to take 20 hours, requiring a score of 70% or higher on a 10-question final evaluation to receive a certificate of completion.

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} }