Google Earth Engine is a practical platform for ecological analysis and forest management because it combines satellite imagery, environmental datasets, cloud computing, and mapping tools in one place.
In this workshop, we used GEE to:
access Sentinel-2, Landsat, SRTM, and global water datasets
process imagery without downloading large datasets
create terrain, phenology, disturbance, and classification products
inspect pixel-level and landscape-level patterns
detect possible forest disturbance through time
classify land-cover and forest-related classes
export maps and results for further analysis
The main strength of GEE is scalability. A workflow developed for Forêt Duparquet can be adapted to other forest sites, watersheds, protected areas, management units, or larger regional assessments.
Further reading¶
Google Earth Engine Guides
Official documentation for core Earth Engine concepts, datasets, objects, reducers, mapping, exports, and the Code Editor.
https://developers .google .com /earth -engine /guides Google Earth Engine Beginner’s Cookbook
A useful beginner-friendly introduction to Earth Engine data types, map display, image collections, and common operations.
https://developers .google .com /earth -engine /tutorials /community /beginners -cookbook End-to-End Google Earth Engine, Spatial Thoughts
A practical course that covers the Earth Engine workflow from data access and processing to classification and exports.
https://courses .spatialthoughts .com /end -to -end -gee .html Cloud-Based Remote Sensing with Google Earth Engine: Fundamentals and Applications
A comprehensive open-access book on Earth Engine concepts and applications.
https://www .eefabook .org /go -to -the -book .html Google Earth Engine Applications, MDPI Books
A collection of applied studies using Google Earth Engine across environmental and remote sensing topics.
https://www .mdpi .com /books /reprint /1262 -google -earth -engine -applications Earth Engine and Geemap: Geospatial Data Science with Python
A useful resource for participants who want to use Earth Engine through Python and geemap instead of only the JavaScript Code Editor.
https://book .geemap .org /index .html