Collect Earth
Augmented Visual Interpretation for Land Monitoring
What is Collect Earth?
Collect Earth is a tool that enables data collection through Google Earth. In conjunction with Google Earth, Bing Maps and Google Earth Engine, users can analyze high and very high resolution satellite imagery for a wide variety of purposes, including:
Its user friendliness and smooth learning curve make it a perfect tool for performing fast, accurate and cost-effective assessments. It is highly customizable for the specific data collection needs and methodologies.
The data gathered through Collect Earth is exportable to commonly used formats and can also be exported to Saiku, a tool that facilitates data analysis.
You can find more information in the paper “Collect Earth: Land Use and Land Cover Assessment through Augmented Visual Interpretation” Remote Sens. 2016, 8(10),807;
https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8100807
Download Collect Earth
Latest version : 1.21.0 (11/9/2023)
Collect Earth requires Google Earth Pro and Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
Collect Earth survey examples
Collect Earth is installed with a demo survey that is used by default. These are other Collect Earth Project (*.cep) files that can be used as examples or stepping stones for new surveys.
Generate Collect Earth grids through Google Earth Engine
Generating the grid files used in the Collect Earth project can be challenging.
With this Google Earth Engine tool you can generate the grids directly, whether using a shapefile or country /province/district boundaries.
Collect Earth System Overview
Consistent land representation for LULUCF GHG inventory
Developing a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for the LULUCF sector is inherently associated with complexity and methodological difficulties. The ability to appropriately identify and classify land use and land-use changes is a key prerequisite for developing an inventory in line with the principles of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This paper presents a methodological framework for using Collect Earth to prepare land area data that are complete, consistent, accurate, transparent and comparable, in accordance with the IPCC Guidelines.