About
This book is the product of more than a year of effort from more than 100 individuals, working in concert to provide this free resource for learning how to use this exciting technology for the public good.
Using several strategies, we have worked hard to ensure a high-quality body of work across 55 chapters, more than 10,000 lines of code, and 250,000 words:
Using several strategies, we have worked hard to ensure a high-quality body of work across 55 chapters, more than 10,000 lines of code, and 250,000 words:
- The text of each chapter has been reviewed for the clarity of the scientific content and instructions, on a minimum of three occasions by people working independently of each other, for more than 350 detailed chapter reviews.
- The code in each chapter has been reviewed at Google for adherence to best practices, and subsequently reviewed for consistency with the instructions in the book’s text by two Earth Engine experts.
- A professional copy-editing team has worked through the entire book text, ensuring that all chapters have a consistent sound and approach, while preserving the voice of the authors.
Editors
- Jeffrey A. Cardille - McGill University
- Nick Clinton - Google
- Morgan A. Crowley - McGill University
- David Saah - University of San Francisco
Acknowledgements
Over 100 chapter authors volunteered their time to make this book a reality. Without compensation, they shared their knowledge, endured rounds of editorial suggestions, and processed multiple chapter reviews by individuals across a range of experience levels. The careful review of chapters was an enormous task undertaken by many people over countless hours: these included Ellen Brock, Florina Richard, Khashayar Azad, Phillip Pichette, Philippe Lizotte, Jake Hart, Natalie Sprenger, Jonah Zoldan, Sheryl Rose Reyes, and anonymous students at McGill University and the University of Toronto.
Copy-editing was provided by the team of Christine Kent and Jose Isaza. Early views of the chapters were edited and prepared with the help of Mark Essig.
This book was made possible in part by funding from SERVIR, a joint initiative of NASA, USAID, and leading geospatial organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We are grateful for their support and continued dedication to capacity building in the use of Earth observation information, Earth science, and technology.
The book was also made possible through funding from SilvaCarbon, an inter-agency effort of the US government to build capacity for the measurement, monitoring, and reporting of carbon in forests and other lands. With that support, each chapter’s code was standardized and checked for bugs and inefficiencies repeatedly over several months.
The book was also made possible through the funding of a Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. This grant from the people of Canada permitted us to dedicate substantial time to editorial work and overall quality control.
The contents are the responsibility of the authors and editors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Google, NSERC, SERVIR, SilvaCarbon, NASA, USAID, the Government of the United States, or the Government of Canada.
Copy-editing was provided by the team of Christine Kent and Jose Isaza. Early views of the chapters were edited and prepared with the help of Mark Essig.
This book was made possible in part by funding from SERVIR, a joint initiative of NASA, USAID, and leading geospatial organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We are grateful for their support and continued dedication to capacity building in the use of Earth observation information, Earth science, and technology.
The book was also made possible through funding from SilvaCarbon, an inter-agency effort of the US government to build capacity for the measurement, monitoring, and reporting of carbon in forests and other lands. With that support, each chapter’s code was standardized and checked for bugs and inefficiencies repeatedly over several months.
The book was also made possible through the funding of a Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. This grant from the people of Canada permitted us to dedicate substantial time to editorial work and overall quality control.
The contents are the responsibility of the authors and editors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Google, NSERC, SERVIR, SilvaCarbon, NASA, USAID, the Government of the United States, or the Government of Canada.