This guide provides a list of web-based tools that facilitate the integration of remote sensing and socioeconomic data, and an introduction to two tools, Giovanni and AppEEARS, that have been developed by SEDAC’s sister data centers (GES-DISC and LP-DAAC, respectively). Giovanni and AppEEARS greatly simplify remote sensing data discovery, extraction, and processing for researchers in the social and health sciences who would like a quick way to:
- Extract relevant remote sensing parameters for analysis in a spatial or tabular framework
- Do exploratory data analysis without having to spend a lot of time and effort in data processing
- Integrate remote sensing data in visualizations, classroom teaching, and lab exercises
- Prepare visualizations of remote sensing and socioeconomic data.