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 interagency 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.
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 interagency 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.
Other Sources After you finish the tutorials of this book, you might consider some additional resources that could be of interest.
- Ujaval Gandhi’s “End to End Earth Engine” materials introduce users to some of the fundamentals discussed here, while going deeper on several topics.
- Samapriya Roy’s assembled “Awesome Earth Engine Datasets” addresses the need to curate the many exciting and useful resources that have been made with or for Earth Engine.
- Organizations such as SERVIR, SilvaCarbon, and the World Bank have created online tutorials covering some key Earth Engine topics.
- Earth Engine’s impressive documentation includes a suite of tutorials, written by both Googlers and members of the Earth Engine user community, that can explain some key concepts.