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WEBINAR SUMMARY:
This webinar will provide an in-depth look at leveraging open-access satellite data, aerial imagery, cloud computing, and open-source software to map and analyze surface water dynamics. We’ll start by exploring the wealth of freely available geospatial data sources, from Landsat and Sentinel satellites to high-resolution aerial imagery, that can be used to track surface water extent, flooding, and related changes over time.

Next, we’ll dive into cloud computing platforms like Google Earth Engine and open-source tools like the geemap Python library. These technologies allow us to efficiently process massive geospatial datasets and generate insights using just a browser. We’ll walk through practical examples using the powerful capabilities of these platforms, including time-series analysis and change detection.

To illustrate these techniques in action, we’ll showcase two recent high-profile flood events – the devastating 2022 Pakistan floods and the 2024 Brazil floods. Participants will learn how open data and cloud-based tools can be leveraged to rapidly map the spatial extent of flooding, monitor its evolution, and support relief and recovery efforts. The webinar will close with a Q&A session to address any questions from attendees.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify and access freely available satellite data, aerial imagery, and other open geospatial datasets for surface water mapping and monitoring.
2. Demonstrate proficiency in using cloud-based platforms and open-source tools to efficiently process and analyze geospatial data.
3. Apply surface water mapping techniques to real-world flood events, such as the 2022 Pakistan floods and 2024 Brazil floods.

SPEAKER:

Qiusheng Wu
Associate Professor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dr. Qiusheng Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography & Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In addition, he holds positions as an Amazon Visiting Academic and a Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations University. Specializing in geospatial data science and open-source software development, Dr. Wu is particularly focused on leveraging big geospatial data and cloud computing to study environmental changes, with an emphasis on surface water and wetland inundation dynamics. He is the creator of several open-source packages designed for advanced geospatial analysis and visualization, including geemap, leafmap, and segment-geospatial. For a closer look at his open-source contributions, please visit his GitHub repositories at https://github.com/opengeos.

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