AGU Advances (Aug 2023)
Pillars of Cloud‐Based Earth Observation Science Education
- Morgan A. Crowley,
- Michelle Stuhlmacher,
- Erin D. Trochim,
- Jamon Van DenHoek,
- Valerie J. Pasquarella,
- Sabrina H. Szeto,
- Jeffrey T. Howarth,
- Rud Platt,
- Samapriya Roy,
- Beth Tellman,
- T. C. Chakraborty,
- Amber Ignatius,
- Emil Cherrington,
- Kel Markert,
- Qiusheng Wu,
- M. D. Madhusudan,
- Timothy Mayer,
- Jeffrey A. Cardille,
- Tyler Erickson,
- Rebecca Moore,
- Nicholas E. Clinton,
- David Saah
Affiliations
- Morgan A. Crowley
- Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forestry Service ‐ Great Lakes Forestry Centre Sault Ste Marie ON Canada
- Michelle Stuhlmacher
- Department of Geography DePaul University Chicago IL USA
- Erin D. Trochim
- Alaska Center for Energy and Power University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks AK USA
- Jamon Van DenHoek
- College of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University Corvallis OR USA
- Valerie J. Pasquarella
- Harvard Forest Harvard University Petersham MA USA
- Sabrina H. Szeto
- Sabrina Szeto Consulting Isen Germany
- Jeffrey T. Howarth
- Geography Department Middlebury College Middlebury VT USA
- Rud Platt
- Department of Environmental Studies Gettysburg College Gettysburg PA USA
- Samapriya Roy
- University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA
- Beth Tellman
- School of Geography, Environment & Development University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA
- T. C. Chakraborty
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA USA
- Amber Ignatius
- University of North Georgia Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis Gainesville GA USA
- Emil Cherrington
- University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville AL USA
- Kel Markert
- Google LLC Mountain View CA USA
- Qiusheng Wu
- Department of Geography and Sustainability University of Tennessee Knoxville TN USA
- M. D. Madhusudan
- National Centre for Biological Sciences Bangalore India
- Timothy Mayer
- University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville AL USA
- Jeffrey A. Cardille
- Department of Natural Resource Sciences McGill University Sainte‐Anne‐de‐Bellevue QC Canada
- Tyler Erickson
- Google LLC Mountain View CA USA
- Rebecca Moore
- Google LLC Mountain View CA USA
- Nicholas E. Clinton
- Google LLC Mountain View CA USA
- David Saah
- Department of Environmental Science University of San Francisco San Francisco CA USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1029/2023AV000894
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4,
no. 4
pp. n/a – n/a
Abstract
Abstract Earth observation (EO) is undergoing a paradigm shift with the development of cloud‐based analytical platforms supporting EO data collection and access, parallel processing, easier communication of results, and expanded accessibility. As the global community of users and the diversity of applications grow, there is a clear need for expanded educational capacity to leverage these developments and increase the impact of EO research and teaching. Drawing upon extensive conversations between educators, practitioners, and researchers, we propose three pillars that must be prioritized to prepare students, researchers, and professionals to take full advantage of the cloud‐based EO paradigm and guide future growth.
Keywords
- Earth observation
- cloud‐based platforms
- Google Earth Engine
- remote sensing
- geospatial
- Critical Remote Sensing
