
Collect Earth/Collect Earth Online
A CSV containing the metrics recorded for each sample plot.
Collect Earth and Collect Earth Online are data collection and analysis tools that are part of the OpenForis series of software tools. Collect Earth and Collect Earth Online allow users to collect data on land use/land cover, tree cover, and changes in each over time. The data collection is desk-based and draws on high- and medium-resolution satellite imagery sourced from Google Earth, Bing Maps, Google Earth Engine, and others. Collect Earth is a desktop-based app that operates within a Google Earth Pro interface, while Collect Earth Online is a fully cloud-based tool that operates within a web browser and is accessed through the Collect Earth Online webpage. In both tools, users select the plot they want to analyze and enter their observations in a customized template. The parameters of the template are defined by the user at the beginning of the assessment based on the type of information they want to collect.