There are two ways to access GEE: either through the Earth Engine Code Editor or via an API in Python or Javascript. Google Earth Engine (GEE) is a general purpose tool capable of extracting time-series remote sensing data from the GEE Data Catalog.In this blog post, I walk through the process of using the GEE to obtain remote sensing data, filter it by time and geographic region, and finally visualize the data on static and interactive maps.įull demonstration code and examples can be found at this Google Colab notebook. For example, nighttime light intensity extracted from satellite images can identify areas with high concentrations of human settlements and activities, especially in locations where traditional data are scarce. Remote sensing imagery such as satellite imagery has the potential to reveal land use patterns and human activities at a planetary scale. Mapping Time-Series Satellite Images with Google Earth Engine API
