Introduction to Collect Earth Online

Collect Earth Online, or CEO, is an open source satellite image viewing and interpretation platform developed in part by SERVIR. CEO allows users to conduct image interpretation projects using global high-resolution imagery, while also permitting users to upload their own imagery. 

An image interpretation project refers to taking a set of imagery and labeling it based on what we can observe at different locations. In this course, we will learn how to conduct an image interpretation project in Collect Earth Online in the context of land cover and land use. 

In this course, you will learn how to create and conduct your own image interpretation project in Collect Earth Online. You will learn the different characteristics of the imagery offered by CEO, as well as how to import external imagery into the platform. You will learn the different components of planning an image interpretation project, as well as the best practices when interpreting imagery and collecting data.

Course content

Weekly / module breakdown:

• Unit 1: Introduction to Collect Earth Online
• Unit 2: Satellite Imagery in Collect Earth Online
• Unit 3: Planning and Creating an Image Interpretation Project in Collect Earth Online
• Unit 4: Assessment

Learning outcomes

• Define reference data in the context of land cover.
• Describe what land cover reference data can be used for.
• Recall the default imagery sources offered in Collect Earth Online, understanding their respective characteristics and limitations
• Import institutional imagery into Collect Earth Online.
• Define sampling design and response design, recalling the different components of each
• Create a project in Collect Earth Online
• Interpret imagery to collect land cover reference data
• Develop an image interpretation project, using reference data collected in CEO to answer a scientific question about land cover trends in a certain region of interest.

Questions?

For questions, please email: info@geoversity.io