Learn to build interactive geospatial apps using Google Earth Engine (GEE)—a cloud-based platform for large-scale satellite data analysis. In this hands-on course, you’ll use satellite imagery, time series, and animations to create browser-based tools for monitoring the environment, tracking changes, and sharing insights.
Google Earth Engine Applications
GoogleIntroduction to Geospatial Analyses
Geospatial analysis is the practice of working with data linked to specific locations on Earth. In essence, it helps us uncover patterns, trends, and relationships that are often hidden in raw numbers. Thanks to the explosion of satellite imagery and environmental data, this field has become essential for understanding and addressing today’s biggest challenges — such as climate change, urban sprawl, deforestation, and pollution.
One of the most effective tools for geospatial analysis is Google Earth Engine. It gives users access to a massive archive of Earth observation data from sources like Landsat, Sentinel, and MODIS. Because it’s cloud-based, Earth Engine can handle large-scale analyses quickly — without the need for powerful local computers or complicated setups.
Moreover, GEE isn’t just for processing data — it’s also a platform for building interactive, visual tools. When paired with modern web technologies like JavaScript, it allows you to turn raw datasets into meaningful stories. For example, you can create animations, time series maps, and web apps that help users visualize change, explore trends, and take informed action. As a result, these tools become valuable not only for scientists, but also for educators, policy makers, and communicators who need to share insights in engaging, accessible ways.
In this course, you’ll learn how to use Earth Engine to build these kinds of applications. Specifically, you’ll track changes in vegetation, map environmental indicators, and create interactive web tools that help translate data into decisions. Ultimately, it’s more than just a technical skill — it’s a way to tell stories that matter.
Before taking this course, make sure you’ve completed the Google Earth Engine Basics course—it’s essential for getting the most out of the training.
What will you learn
This course gives you a practical, step-by-step introduction to building interactive geospatial applications with Google Earth Engine. You’ll combine data processing, visualization, and app design to create tools that serve real-world environmental and educational purposes.
You’ll start by learning how to explore Earth Engine’s cloud-based platform and search for relevant satellite datasets. Working with both historical and real-time imagery, you’ll learn how to process and visualize data clearly and meaningfully.
Next, you’ll dive into time series and animated maps—key techniques for showing how environmental conditions change over time. Whether you’re illustrating long-term forest loss or seasonal vegetation shifts, you’ll learn how to present trends in ways that are both informative and visually engaging.
After that, the focus shifts to app development. Through hands-on practice, you’ll start designing user interfaces with Earth Engine’s JavaScript API. Along the way, you’ll integrate interactive elements like sliders, buttons, and map layers, while learning how to structure your code for responsive, browser-based performance. You’ll also explore layout design and best practices to make sure your apps are intuitive, functional, and genuinely useful to your users.
By the end of the course, you’ll have built your own fully functional Google Earth Engine application—ready to customize, scale, or share for educational, research, or public engagement purposes.
Why choose this course
At Geo-ICT, we believe in teaching skills the way they’re used in the real world. This course isn’t about watching lectures—it’s about building tools that solve problems.
Here’s why learners choose this course:
- You’ll learn by doing—working with real data and building a complete GEE application from start to finish
- It connects geospatial tools to real environmental challenges, like deforestation and air quality monitoring
- It’s accessible to anyone with basic GEE experience—no advanced coding required
- The skills you gain are relevant across sectors, including conservation, planning, education, and sustainability
Whether you’re just starting with Earth Engine or looking to take your skills further, this course gives you the confidence and ability to apply geospatial technology in meaningful ways.
Course structure
Day 1
The course begins with an overview of key visualization techniques in Google Earth Engine. You’ll learn how to load and process satellite imagery, then explore best practices for displaying that data in clear, informative ways. From simple RGB composites to more complex layers, you’ll begin building a strong visual foundation.
In the second half of the day, you’ll move into time series analysis and animations—tools that show how the environment changes over time. You’ll practice creating visuals that highlight long-term trends, seasonal shifts, and other temporal patterns using real-world data.
Later in the day, you’ll dive into interactive app development. You’ll learn how to build user-friendly applications by adding elements like map layers, sliders, buttons, and data filters. Using JavaScript, you’ll connect these features to real datasets, allowing users to interact with your app and explore different environmental scenarios.
By the end of the day, you’ll have built a working Earth Engine web app—ready to customize, present, or use as part of a larger project.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand how to use advanced visualization techniques in Google Earth Engine, including time series and animated maps
- Gain hands-on experience designing interactive user interfaces with elements like sliders, buttons, and dynamic layers
- Learn how to develop and structure browser-based applications using JavaScript in the Earth Engine environment
- Build the skills to turn raw satellite data into powerful tools for communication, analysis, and action
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Frequently Asked Questions about Google Earth Engine Applications
Google Earth Engine Applications is a powerful platform for visualizing and analyzing geospatial data, used for various applications such as environmental monitoring and urban planning.
This course is intended for anyone interested in geospatial data analysis, including professionals in environmental management, urban planning, agriculture, and GIS specialists, as well as students or enthusiasts looking to enhance their skills in Google Earth Engine.
This course is ideal for aspiring geo-specialists, experienced geo-professionals, companies in the geospatial sector, career switchers, and educational institutions looking to expand their skills in geo-information technologies.
In the course “Google Earth Engine Applications,” you will learn how to use Google Earth Engine for processing and analyzing geospatial data. Key topics include:
- Understanding and applying vegetation indices like NDVI for environmental monitoring.
- Using machine learning algorithms, such as Random Forest and Support Vector Machines, for geospatial data classification and predictions.
- Advanced techniques for land cover classification, change detection, and monitoring environmental issues like deforestation.
- Developing interactive maps and visualizations of geospatial data.
- Practical applications of Google Earth Engine in sectors such as agriculture, forestry, urban planning, and sustainability projects.
The course equips you with advanced skills in geospatial analysis and environmental monitoring using Google Earth Engine.
Yes, participants should have a basic understanding of Google Earth Engine and geospatial data. It is recommended to have completed the Google Earth Engine beginner course or have equivalent experience.