27 Ways Satellite Analysis Can Strengthen Humanitarian Decisions
An independent JBF field guide to what Google Earth Engine could add to hurricane, flood, wildfire, heat, drought, winter-weather, and recovery work using public data.
Three live Earth Engine demonstrations. Twenty-four next experiments. No private Red Cross or ArcGIS data.
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What Earth Engine Changes
It moves the heavy calculation to the imagery instead of moving the imagery into every application.
- 1Ask A Geographic QuestionIncident polygon, tract, county, watershed, or corridor
- 2Compute Against Public ImageryRadar, rainfall, terrain, temperature, land cover, or lights
- 3Return A Compact AnswerReviewed metrics or geometry for a JBF or ArcGIS application
Three Live Earth Engine Demos
Change the analysis, move the map, switch layers, and click a location. Google computes each public-data result live.
Public satellite and modeled data only. These are screening demonstrations, not official Red Cross operational products. See the related Hurricane Ian JBF proof.
The 27 Ideas
Choose a family or response phase. Every entry names its public ingredients and its most important limitation.
27 Ideas
No Ideas Match Those Filters
Clear a filter or try a broader word such as flood, fire, heat, water, population, or change.
Start With These Five
The shortest path from exploration to a useful second proof.
Use The Guide As A Starting Point
Dataset availability, latency, quality flags, geographic coverage, and license terms vary. Check the official catalog before an operational use.
Open The Official Earth Engine Catalog