Begin Your Document
Transcript
In this video, you will set up your document and record the latitude and longitude of your location.
To begin, open Google Drive and create a new document.
Rename it, And title the document with the location of your images. Next, look for the latitude and longitude of the location in the Google Earth Engine search bar. These numbers describe the exact location of a place on Earth. Latitude is the distance north or south from the equator measured through ninety degrees. Latitude lines are imaginary lines that run from east to west on a globe.
A location that has a positive latitude is above the equator, and one that has a negative latitude is below. The equator is always zero degrees latitude.
Press the Control and C keys on your keyboard to copy your location’s latitude from Google Earth Engine.
Then, press Control and V to paste it in your document.
Some computers have a Command key instead of a Control key. Next, record the longitude.
Longitude is the distance east or west from the prime meridian measured through one-hundred-eighty degrees.
Longitude lines are imaginary lines that run from north to south on a globe.
A location that has a positive longitude is east of the prime meridian, and one that has a negative longitude is west.
The prime meridian is always zero degrees longitude.
Copy and paste your location’s longitude in your document. Finally, center and format the text.
Now, it’s your turn: Create a new document and rename it, Title the document, Record the latitude and longitude of the location, And format the text.
Instructions
- Create a new document and rename it.
- Title the document.
- Record the latitude and longitude of the location.
- Format the text.