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Urban extent derived from Landsat 8 OLI data. This image shows urban extent in Guatemala City in 2020 as calculated using the Landtrendr algorithm in Google Earth Engine. The lighter colors of yellow and orange depict urban area, and the darker shades of pink and purple indicate the natural environment. Guatemala City has experienced rapid growth in recent decades, and local decision makers are interested in its impacts on various social and environmental factors.

Evaluating the Effects of Urban Expansion on Social and Environmental Vulnerability in Guatemala and Panama

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Urban Development
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Capacity Building
Guatemala & Panama Urban Development (Fall 2022) Team: Jennifer Ruiz (Project Lead), Coral Del Mar Valle Rodríguez; Viviana Lademan; Aaron Whittemore Summary: Central America is...
Processed bands displaying NDVI from 30m Landsat 8 OLI data. The average 2022-2023 growing-season NDVI displayed is representing a heavy agriculture region within the Aconcagua River Basin in Central Chile. Blue to green colors represent areas of bare ground or water while yellow to dark red colors display densely vegetated regions. NDVI when compared to hydrology parameters can indicate heavily irrigated farmlands.

Analyzing Hydrological Norms, Soil Moisture, Evapotranspiration, and Vegetation Indices to Assess Crop Water Demand and Water Usage in Chile’s Aconcagua Basin

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Agriculture
Aconcagua Basin Agriculture (Summer 2023) Team: Javiera Canales (Project Lead), Daniela Quintero, Carmen Petras Summary: The Aconcagua basin has experienced a prolonged drought since 2010...
The data come from Landsat 9 OLI and MODIS satellites. The data shows surface reflectance imagery and combined (Terra and Aqua) MODIS burned areas from wildland fires in February 2023. The image shows parts of South-Central Chile covering Región del Maule, Región del Bío-Bío, and Región de La Araucanía. The processed data show burned areas in the region of interest from wildland fires and the smog from the fires. Red patches indicate burned areas.

Augmenting Wildfire Risk Assessment Efforts with Satellite-based Measurements of Soil Moisture and Vegetation Health in Central and South-Central Chile​

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Wildfires
Chile Wildland Fires (Summer 2023) Team: Benjamin D. Goffin (Project Lead), Quinton Deppert, Aashutosh Aryal Summary: Since 2010, Central and South-Central Chile have recorded abnormally...

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