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The Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF) offers hands-on applications oriented training in a variety of geospatial topics. We are pleased to offer these workshops at NO COST to UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. Fees are now $150 for all non-UC affiliates. Unless otherwise noted, these workshops are currently in person only and will be held in 124 Mulford Hall. Seats are limited and will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Stay tuned for additional workshop announcements!
| Spring 2025 GIF Workshops |
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Intro to Remote Sensing using Open Source Tools Friday, Febuary 21, 2025 from 1:00pm-4:00pm: 124 Mulford Hall This workshop introduces the basic principles of understanding digital satellite and aerial imagery. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities, we will explore the components and characteristics of digital imagery. Participants will learn about sources of satellite and aerial imagery, how to display and enhance digital imagery, and basic techniques for image interpretation and analysis. This workshop will be taught using QGIS, a popular free and open source geospatial software package. Requirements: None. Intro to Google Earth Engine Friday, Febuary 28, 2025 from 1:00pm-4:00pm: 124 Mulford Hall Google Earth Engine is a powerful cloud-based geospatial platform that can be used to analyze decades of publicly available satellite imagery in seconds. The GEE API provides the ability to create your own algorithms to process raster and vector imagery. This workshop will introduce participants to using GEE and will work through a hands-on exercise to become familiar with the platform. We will focus on accessing imagery, creating composites, running analyses over stacks of images, computing statistics, creating charts, and exporting the results of your analysis. The workshop assumes little or no experience with GEE and will introduce you to using the GEE Javascript code editor. Requirements: None Applications of Optical and Thermal Remote Sensing in Urban Landscapes Friday, March 7, 2025 from 1:00pm-4:00pm: 124 Mulford Hall We will use satellite optical and thermal data together with U.S. census data in Google Earth Engine to examine regional variation in neighborhood characteristics and some ways of visualizing statistical data in GEE. This workshop requires having a GEE account and very basic beginner-level familiarity with the Engine. Requirements: None |
Cancellation policy: For billable workshops you must cancel your registration up to 24 hours prior to the workshop, to avoid payment.