The finest sensor is not the best sensor. NAIP flies every two years over one country. MODIS has seen the whole Earth every day since 2000.

The finest sensor is not the best sensor. NAIP flies every two years over one country. MODIS has seen the whole Earth every day since 2000.
When dealing with high-resolution imagery, pixels aren't always enough. Compare Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) with traditional pixel-based classification workflows inside Google Earth Engine. Read the methodology comparison here.
A single satellite image only tells half the story. To track environmental changes effectively, we use time series analysis. Here is how to run it in Google Earth Engine.
https://rsandgis.me/articles/time-series-analysis-of-satellite-imagery-gee.html
Monitoring water quality parameters like turbidity and chlorophyll doesn't require constant field sampling. You can track algae blooms using satellite data via the GEE Python API.
https://rsandgis.me/articles/google-earth-engine-water-quality-monitoring.html