Introducing the Earth Engine Google Developer Experts (GDEs)
By Tyler Erickson, Developer Advocate, Google Earth Engine
Note: This was crossposted from the Google Developers Blog.
One of the greatest things about Earth Engine is the vibrant community of developers who openly share their knowledge about the platform and how it can be used to address real-world sustainability issues. To recognize some of these exceptional community members, in 2022 we launched the initial cohort of Earth Engine Google Developer Experts (GDEs). You can view the current list of Earth Engine GDEs on the GDE Directory page.
Source: Tyler Erickson, created in Google Earth Studio
What makes an Earth Engine expert? Earth Engine GDEs are selected based on their expertise in the Earth Engine product (of course), but also for their knowledge sharing. They share their knowledge in many ways, including answering questions from other developers, writing tutorials and blogs, teaching in settings spanning from workshops to university classes, organizing meetups and conference sessions that allow others to share their work, building extensions to the platform, and so much more!
To learn more about the Google Developer Experts program and the Earth Engine GDEs, go to https://developers.google.com/community/experts.
Now that it is 2023, we are re-opening the application process for additional Earth Engine GDEs. If you’re interested in being considered, you can find information about the process in the GDE Program Application guide.
