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ECOSTRESS Science Team Meeting 2020 Workshop Instructions

Download all workshop files ahead of the training (download complete zipped files).

 

Download USGS Workshop Presentation slides 

 

 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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