Alan Belward and his colleagues at the European Commission’s Joint Research Center have used over three decades of Landsat data to map surface water trends globally. This project was possible thanks to the long, freely available Landsat data record and the processing power of Google Earth Engine.
Related Reading:
+ USGS Video: Landsat in Action—Interview with Alan Belward
+ Mapping the World’s Most Precious Resource: Landsat Science Team Member Gives Surface Water TEDx Talk
+ Landsat Maps Global Surface Water

STELLA: A DIY Handheld Scientific Instrument
If you are looking for a do-it-yourself (DIY) handheld spectrometer, you need to meet STELLA. STELLA (Science and Technology Education for Land/Life Assessment) is a portable scientific instrument developed by