• Length:
    1 Weeks
  • Effort:
    6–8 hours per week
  • Institution
    StanfordOnline
  • Subject:
    Energy & Earth Sciences
  • Level:
    Introductory
  • Language:
    English
  • Video Transcript:
    English
  • Course Type:
    Self-paced on your time

Prerequisites

To successfully complete the course, you should have a basic familiarity with geospatial data and Windows PCs.

About this course

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Welcome to the world’s first online course for deforestation and forest degradation mapping. This course is designed to equip users with the knowledge needed to monitor forests using the Carnegie Landsat Analysis System-lite or CLASlite. The course provides the scientific basis for each module in CLASlite, along with other information to make forest monitoring easy using Earth observing satellite data. For more information, visit the CLASlite website: claslite.org

What you'll learn

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You will learn how to monitor forests using the Carnegie Landsat Analysis System-lite or CLASlite.

Meet your instructors

Stanford University
Greg Asner
Director of ASU's Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science
Arizona State University
Rajnish Khanna
Strategic industry consultant
CLASlite

Frequently asked questions

Do I need any supplies?

No. The only resource you will need to take the course will be a 30 day free trial: Click here

How much of a time commitment will this course be?

You should expect the course to take a full work day, possibly longer depending on your download speed. You should plan to complete the course within 30 days while you have the free trial license.