I had thought that Google's big library of satellite images was no longer furnishing us with the latest Landsat images. I was using the same lines of code I always had been, and I could never find images past April 2017. Well, I figured out what the problem is. The images are there, alright. But… Continue reading The latest Landsat images on Earth Engine
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Those cool sliders that show “before” and “after” images
I wanted to look at some satellite images from Hurricane Dorian, and I found a lot of them -- specifically Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands -- up on Google's big library of satellite images. It was cool, because when I was for example searching on September 9, there were already images of the Bahamas… Continue reading Those cool sliders that show “before” and “after” images
Google Earth Engine no longer adds Landsat images .. WRONG!
EDIT: I have finally discovered the trick to getting the latest Landsat images on Google Earth Engine ... which means my whole blog post below is incorrect. I had a feeling it would turn out like this, because honestly? Whenever you start giving too much credit to Europeans, that should be the red flag to… Continue reading Google Earth Engine no longer adds Landsat images .. WRONG!
Making maps
I had to verify a fact for my article I'm working on now. It's about a bunch of polluting power plants being built in a neighborhood in Maryland where mostly Black people live. Having lived in Maryland, I can tell you that this is exactly the sort of thing that Maryland would do. What the… Continue reading Making maps