Terms of Service

These terms govern use of the Internet forum at https://forum.gee-community-catalog.org. To use the forum, you must agree to these terms with the Awesome GEE Community Catalog Forum Administrators.

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Important Terms

These terms include important provisions about the community nature of this forum, content standards, and limitations of liability. The forum is a community resource maintained by volunteers.

About the Project

The Awesome GEE Community Catalog is a community-driven initiative that consists of community-sourced geospatial datasets made available for use by the Google Earth Engine community. This Forum serves as a platform for community discussion and collaboration. The Forum is not operated by any company or corporation, but rather is maintained by volunteer administrators from the GEE community.

Your Permission to Use the Forum

Subject to these terms, the Forum Administrators give you permission to use the forum. You must be at least eighteen (18) years old to use the forum.

Account Rules

  1. You must provide accurate information when creating an account
  2. You must maintain and update your information
  3. You are responsible for maintaining password confidentiality
  4. You must notify Forum Administrators of any unauthorized access
  5. You are responsible for all activities under your account

Content Standards

  1. Content must be accurate to the best of your knowledge
  2. Content must respect intellectual property rights
  3. Content must comply with applicable laws
  4. Content must protect others’ privacy
  5. Content must be relevant to the Forum’s purpose

Users of both the forum and the Awesome GEE Community Catalog must properly cite and acknowledge the work of others. This allows our community and project to grow. The latest citation information can be found at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7144933

Acceptable Use

  1. You may not break the law using the forum
  2. You may not impersonate others
  3. You may not post unauthorized commercial content
  4. You may not violate others’ intellectual property rights
  5. You may not collect user information without consent
  6. You may not interfere with Forum operation
  7. You may not create multiple accounts
  8. You may not circumvent security measures

Enforcement

The Forum Administrators reserve the right to:

  • Remove any content
  • Terminate accounts
  • Deny access to any user
  • Take any action deemed appropriate

Disclaimers

THE FORUM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND

By using this community catalog forum:

  1. You acknowledge this is a community-driven resource
  2. All shared resources are provided without warranties
  3. Users are responsible for evaluating shared resources
  4. Forum Administrators are volunteers
  5. The Forum is not affiliated with Google or Google Earth Engine
  6. Forum Administrators are not responsible for:
    • Accuracy of user-submitted content
    • Security of external links
    • Loss of content or data
    • Actions taken by users
    • Technical issues or downtime
  7. Some jurisdictions don’t allow certain liability limitations, so some of these limitations may not apply in all cases

Liability and Legal Matters

By using the forum, you agree to the following legal terms:

  1. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Forum Administrators and contributors from any claims, damages, or expenses resulting from your use of the forum or violation of these terms

  2. The Forum Administrators are not liable for:

    • Direct, indirect, or consequential damages
    • Loss of data, profits, or goodwill
    • Technical failures or service interruptions
    • Content posted by forum users
    • Links to external websites or resources

  3. Any dispute related to the forum will be governed by California law

  4. You agree to resolve disputes through mediation before pursuing legal action

  5. Your use of shared resources, code, or data is entirely at your own risk

Contact

You may contact the Forum Administrators at gee-community-catalog@googlegroups.com

Changes

The Forum Administrators last updated these terms on 2025-02-21, and may update them again. Updates will be posted to the forum.