Ep 12 - Tyler Erickson - Google Earth Engine, Curiosity & Working With and For a Community

Tyler Erickson is a Developer Advocate at Google, more specifically working on Google Earth Engine - a platform providing access to many different Earth Observation datasets merged together - allowing users to focus more time on building their solutions.We talk about the importance of curiosity across fields to foster innovation, go behind the scenes of Google Earth Engine, and explore OpenET, an application Tyler has worked on that leverages Earth Engine. About Tyler:LinkedInTwitterShownotes:Range by David EpsteinAmerican Geophysical UnionRebecca MooreGoogle Earth EngineNASA Processing LevelsOpenETBook & Media recommendations:Bicycle Diaries by David Byrnebikepacking.comJupyter BookFastPagesThe Evolution of Trust by Nicky Case Time stamps:03:10 - Conversation starts, Tyler introduces himself8:45 - Generalists or Specialists13:30 - Fostering innovations & ideas across fields18:45 - Incentivizing sharing in research21:45 - Reproduce & Replicate30:00 - Tyler’s work: Developer Advocate at Google Earth Engine34:20 - A Short History of Google Earth Engine40:40 - Why did people use it?45:00 - Behind the scenes: Python & JavaScript52:20 - Opinionated Data Processing59:50 - Working with a community1:03:30 - Commercial partnerships1:18:00 - OpenET1:27:10 - Building a solution that solves specific problems1:33:45 -Benefits & Drawbacks of Story Telling1:42:00 - Book & Media Recommendations Please feel free to reach out!My TwitterFor news about the podcastReach out by email: minds.behind.maps@gmail.com