CUSO

This page provides the references for the 2025 CUSO course Mapping Your Career: A Practical Introduction to QGIS.

Presentations

• Morning: Applications of GIS in physical volcanology and risk
• Afternoon: Rapid introduction to remote sensing and Google Earth Engine

Exercise

• Introduction to Google Earth Engine

Ressources

• Overview of useful satellite missions

Colour maps

• Fabio Crameri
• Carto Colors
• ColorBrewer

Dataset repositories

• Official Google Earth Engine catalogue
• Community Google Earth Engine catalogue
• Natural Earth: Free vector datasets
• OpenTopography: A lot of DEM data
• USGS Earth Explorer
• UNEP Data Platform

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The 2021 eruption of Tajogaite on La Palma viewed from the International Space Station on October 4, 2021 (Source).