We’re thrilled to announce a powerful new feature for Collect Earth Online (CEO) that will streamline your workflow and enhance your data collection experience: a direct link to Google Earth Web for your plots! This new addition complements CEO’s existing “Download Plot KML” functionality which allows you to view your plot outline in Google Earth’s desktop application.
This highly anticipated addition means you can now effortlessly transition from viewing your plot within CEO to exploring it in the full Google Earth Web interface with a single click.
You’ll find a new “Go to Google Earth Web” button directly within the Data Collection interface in CEO.
Clicking this button will instantly open a new browser tab, taking you to the exact coordinates of your current plot within Google Earth Web. You can see high-resolution satellite images for your plot area immediately.
Once in Google Earth Web, you can click on the “Show historical imagery” button to bring up all historical imagery Google Earth Web has for your plot area. This example has imagery dating back to 1970, with high resolution imagery back to 2011.
You can click on the forward and back arrows to navigate through the different time periods or click on the timeline to select a specific point in time.
You can also explore Google Earth Web’s other exciting features, including measuring distances. Administrators can mirror their CEO projects in Google Earth Web for even greater efficiency gains. Let us know if you would like a blog post on this topic!
This new feature is part of our ongoing commitment to making Collect Earth Online the most efficient and user-friendly platform for land cover monitoring and assessment. We believe this seamless integration with Google Earth Web will significantly benefit all CEO users.
We encourage you to try out this new feature and experience the improved efficiency and insights it offers!
