ECOSTRESS Science Team Meeting 2020 Workshop Instructions
Download all workshop files ahead of the training (download complete zipped files).
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1. Earthdata Login
Register for a NASA Earthdata Login Account if you do not already have one. Click the blue REGISTER button.
https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/
2. Python Setup
Download and install the Python 3.7 version of Anaconda Python.
https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/#download-section
To create an environment with Jupyter Lab and rasterio, do the following:
1. On MacOS and Linux, open a terminal window (or On Windows, open a command window)
2. At the terminal or command prompt type (or copy and paste) the following:
conda create -n ecostress_workshop -c conda-forge --yes python=3.7 jupyterlab rasterio matplotlib
3. Activate the ecostress_workshop environment and confirm that you can launch Jupyter Lab by going to the terminal or command prompt and typing the following:
conda activate ecostress_workshop
jupyter lab
3. QGIS Setup
Download and install long term release version 3.4 of QGIS at:
https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html
Install the latest version of the HCMGIS plugin to enable basemaps.
1. In QGIS, go to the menu Plugins -> Manage and Install Plugins. A dialog box should appear.
2. In the search bar, type HCMGIS. There should be one search result under this name.
3. Click on the HCMGIS search result. You should see a description titled HCMGIS - Basemap, Batch Converter, VN-2000 Projections, Geometry Processing and Field Calculation Utilities.
4. Click on Install Plugin. A progress bar should briefly appear. Once it’s installed, the Install Plugin button should no longer be available.
5. Click Close to exit the plugin manager.
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