Workshop Agenda

Monitoring Deforestation from the Ground to the Cloud,  a workshop by IMAZON & Google

Please note that the agenda, session descriptions and other details are subject to change.

Contents

  1. 1 Tuesday Nov. 8: Day 1
  2. 2 Wednesday, November 9: Day 2
  3. 3 Thursday, November 10: Day 3

Tuesday Nov. 8: Day 1

8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast & Registration 
Google Sao Paolo office

9:00am - 9:30am: Welcome & Introductions
Welcome speech and roundtable introductions by all participants
Facilitated by Rebecca Moore (Google)

9:30am - 10:00am: Workshop  Overview
Review of all three days and logistics 
Presented by Rebecca Moore and Maryam Ghofraniha (Google)

10:00am - 10:45am: Tools Overview -- From the Ground to the Cloud
Google Earth Engine, Earth Builder, Open Data Kit, Fusion Tables
Presented by Rebecca Moore (Google)

10:45am - 11:15am  - Intro to Open Data Kit (ODK) 
Open Data Kit is a set of tools that allows you to collect text, photos, videos, and data from an Android device where there's no internet connection and then publish that data to the web when you're back online. Using Android phones, we'll learn how to use ODK Collect to collect field data.
Presented by Tanya Birch (Google Earth Outreach)

11:15am - 11:30am: Break

11:30am: ODK Group Field Exercise 
Field Data Collection Exercise with mobile devices (phones provided for training)
Facilitated by Tanya Birch (Google Earth Outreach)

12:00pm: ODK Review and Mapping 
You've gathered your field data. In this session, upload your data to cloud storage. Then learn how to export your data into Google Fusion Tables and Google Earth for mapping and visualization. Publish and share your results for the world to see.
Presented by Tanya Birch (Google Earth Outreach)

12:30pm: Lunch
Google Cafe (lunch is provided)

1:30pm: Introduction to Fusion Tables
Learn how to use Google Fusion Tables to import your data and visualize it as a map. In this session, you'll import data, perform customized styling functions, learn about importing from shapefiles and pubilshing your data to a website.
Presented by Tanya Birch (Google Earth Outreach)

3:00pm - 3:15pm: Break (with afternoon snacks)

3:15pm- 4:00pm: Google Earth Engine 
In this session, you'll learn the background behind Google Earth Engine as well as how to apply this technology for deforestation.
Presented by David Thau (Google Earth Engine)

4:00pm - 4:30pm: Google Earth Builder
Learn about the latest product available from Google's Geo team, Google Earth Builder allows you to store and manage your imagery and GIS data in the cloud.
Presented by Tanya Birch (Google Earth Outreach)

4:30pm: Wrap-up Session (~30 minutes)
Facilitated by Rebecca Moore

Wednesday, November 9: Day 2

8:00am - 9:00am: Registration and Breakfast
Google Sao Paolo office

9:00am - 9:15am: Introduction to Workshop, Day 2 
Welcome speech 
Presented by Carlos Souza, Jr. (Imazon) 

9:15am - 10:00am: SAD Deforestation Alert System - Methodology
Presented by Carlos Souza, Jr. (Imazon)  

10:00am - 11:00am: SAD-Online Deforestation Alert System -- Validation Tools
Presented by Carlos Souza, Jr. (Imazon) and David Thau (Google Earth Engine)

11:00am - 11:15am: Break

11:15am - 12:15am: SAD-Online Deforestation Alert System - Validation Tools (Hands-on)
Presented by Carlos Souza, Jr. (Imazon) and David Thau (Google Earth Engine)

12:15pm: Lunch
Google Cafe (lunch is provided)

1:15pm - 2:15pm: SAD-Online Deforestation Alert System -- Online Reporting
Presented by Carlos Souza, Jr. (Imazon) and David Thau (Google Earth Engine)

2:15pm - 3:15pm: SAD-Online Deforestation Alert System -- Online Reporting (Hands-on)
Presented by Carlos Souza, Jr. (Imazon) and David Thau (Google Earth Engine)

3:15pm - 3:45pm: Break

3:45pm - 4:45pm: SAD-Online Deforestation Alert System -- Implementation in the Google Earth Engine Platform - Under the Covers
Presented by David Thau (Google Earth Engine)

5:00pm - 5:15pm: Wrap-up Session
Presented by Carlos Souza, Jr. and Rebecca Moore

5:15pm - 5:30pm: Logistics
Presented by Maryam Ghofraniha (Google)

5:30pm - 5:45pm: Group Photo
Taken in Forte Apache, Google Floor 4

5:45pm - 7:00pm: Break
Participants can either stay at Google and work in the Forte Apache room, or head back to their hotels 

7:00pm: Shuttles to Group Dinner 
Please meet at the front doors of the Google Building (Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3900, São Paulo) at 7:00pm SHARP! 
If you miss the shuttle, please arrange to get a taxi to the restaurant

7:30pm - 10:15pm: Dinner at Fogo de Chao
Hosted by Google and Imazon
Located at Av. dos Bandeirantes, 538 -Vila Olímpia 
Phone: (55) 11-5505-079

10:15pm: Shuttles back to Google Office 
Shuttles will be driving from the restaurant back to the Google office. Participants are responsible for transportation back to their hotels once we return to the Google office. 



Thursday, November 10: Day 3


8:00am - 9:00am: Registration and Breakfast
Google Sao Paolo office

9:00am - 10:00am:  Field Data Collection: Participant Case Studies using ODK
Presented by Heberton Barros, IDESAM, Hebert A. Lucena Silva, ACT, Wesley Luis Pacheco, ACT, Felipe Zagalo, Municipal Environmental Agency of Paragominas

10:00am - 11:00am: Exploratory ideas for application of Earth Engine / SAD-Online in other forest areas
Presented by Workshop Participants (TBD - contact Maryam Ghofraniha if you'd like to present)

11:00am - 11:15am: Break

11:15am - 11:45am: Future Plans for Earth Engine and SAD-Online
Open Discussion

11:45am - 12:15pm: Preliminary Open Discussion: Exploring Google Earth Engine and SAD-Online in other forest areas
Facilitated by Imazon and Google Earth Engine

12:15pm: Lunch

1:15pm - 3:00pm: Continued Open Discussion about extending beyond Brazil (breakout groups)
Facilitated by Rebecca Moore and Carlos Souza, Jr.

3:00pm - 3:30pm: Summary of Open Discussion about extending beyond Brazil (all groups together)
Facilitated by Rebecca Moore and Carlos Souza, Jr.

3:30pm - 3:45pm: Wrap-up and Overview of Future
Presented by Carlos Souza, Jr. and Rebecca Moore

4:00pm: End of Workshop 

Thank you for participating in the IMAZON - Google Earth Engine Workshop!