# EasyDEM QGIS Plugin

Multiple DEM datasets via Google Earth Engine API

## About EasyDEM

EasyDEM is a QGIS plugin that enables you to easily access and download multiple Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) from Google Earth Engine. With a seamless integration into QGIS, you can quickly visualize and analyze topography from datasets such as NASADEM, ASTER GED, COPERNICUS DEM, JAXA ALOS, and USGS GMTED2010.

## Features

- Access Multiple DEM Datasets: Quickly access and visualize various DEM datasets from GEE catalogs including:
  1. NASA/NASADEM_HGT/001
  2. NASA/ASTER_GED/AG100_003
  3. COPERNICUS/DEM/GLO30
  4. JAXA/ALOS/AW3D30/V3_2
  5. USGS/GMTED2010_FULL

## Installation

### Via QGIS Plugin Manager

1. Open QGIS.
2. Navigate to `Plugins > Manage and Install Plugins`.
3. Search for EasyDEM.
4. Click Install.
5. MUST DO: Restart QGIS to activate the plugin.

Once installed, access DEM data by opening the plugin toolbar or icon, authenticating your Google Earth Engine (GEE) account, choosing your Area of Interest (vector layer) and output folder, and selecting your desired DEM dataset.

## Step-by-Step Guide

1. Initial Setup:
2. Area of Interest Selection:
3. DEM Dataset Selection:

## About the Author

The EasyDEM plugin was developed by Caio Arantes, an Agricultural Engineering student passionate about precision agriculture and geotechnology. With experience in QGIS plugin development and remote sensing applications, he created EasyDEM as part of his final graduation project.

📧 Email: caiosimplicioarantes@gmail.com
🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/caioarantes
💻 GitHub: github.com/caioarantes

## Contribution

Contributions to the EasyDEM plugin are welcome! Feel free to submit bug reports, feature requests, or pull requests.

## License

This project is licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. See the LICENSE file for more details.