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Do you need server side authentication for Google Earth Engine?
With server-side authentication, a private key is stored with your application, allowing it to access the Earth Engine API through a service account. Users of your application do not need their own access to Earth Engine, and are not required to log in. In Node.js, only server-side authentication is provided by the client library.
Where can I get the Google Earth Engine?
The Earth Engine JavaScript API is distributed as an npm package that is hosted on GitHub. The following instructions give an overview of installing the Google Earth Engine JavaScript API.
How to install Google Earth Engine on npm?
The client library can be installed from npm with the following command: Once installed, the client library is placed within the current project directory: node_modules/@google/earthengine/*. On future projects, install the client in the same way.
Is the Google Earth Engine compatible with Apache?
When using the Earth Engine API in Google Cloud Functions, synchronous requests are not supported. Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies.
Is it better to use Earth Engine or client side processing?
Realize that client-side processing is done in your browser, using your machine’s CPU, so it can be less efficient than using Earth Engine to do the work on the server. Also, to avoid potentially surprising results, it is good practice to avoid mixing client and server functionality in your scripts.
What do I need to install Google Earth Engine?
The following instructions give an overview of installing the Google Earth Engine JavaScript API. To use the Earth Engine JavaScript API you’ll need to install the client library and its dependencies on your computer and then set up authentication credentials.
What happens if you call GetInfo in Google Earth Engine?
If you call getInfo () in your code, Earth Engine will open the container and tell you what’s inside, but it will block the rest of your code until that’s done. (You can optionally provide a callback function to avoid that, but the better option is to do everything on the server, if possible.)