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Qiusheng Wu

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Associate Professor @UTKnoxville | Amazon Scholar | Creator of #geemap & #leafmap | Talk about #Geospatial #GeoPython #DataViz #GIS #FOSS #EarthEngine

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Jun 28

📣 Exciting News! The full-color print edition of my book “Introduction to GIS Programming: A Practical Python Guide to Open Source Geospatial Tools” is now available on Amazon!

📘 Grab your copy: amazon.com/dp/B0FFW34LL3

Prefer digital? The PDF version is available on Leanpub: leanpub.com/gispro

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 1h

🚀 The leafmap Python package just got a major usability boost — introducing the floating sidebar panel! 🎉

This new feature lets you:
✅ Effortlessly control layer visibility and style
✅ Add custom ipywidgets for interactive geospatial apps

👉 Try it out on Colab:
github.com/opengeos/lea...

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 2h

Unlock the power of instance segmentation for buildings using the open-source GeoAI Python package! 🏗️ In this hands-on tutorial, you'll learn how to train, run, and evaluate a deep learning model that can accurately detect and separate individual buildings

www.youtube.com/@giswqs/videos

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 2d

Need satellite training data fast? 🛰️ In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to prepare geospatial training data for deep learning in seconds using the free open-source GeoAI Python package.

Video available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@giswqs/videos

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 4d

🚀 Here’s a sneak peek at instance segmentation on aerial imagery powered by the GeoAI Python package. 🌍✨

👉 Stay tuned for the full update coming next week!
🔗 GitHub: github.com/opengeos/geoai

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 5d

GeoAI Made Easy: Learn the Python Package Step-by-Step (Beginner Friendly)

🧠 No deep learning background needed — just follow along and you'll be detecting objects in no time!

Video available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@giswqs/videos

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 Exciting news! The GeoAI Python package just got a major upgrade. It now supports interactive geospatial data visualization powered by AI Agents. 🌍✨

GitHub: github.com/opengeos/geoai
Full tutorial: youtube.com/@giswqs

#geospatial #mapping #python #GeoAI #AI

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 9d

🚀 The OBS Zoom-to-Mouse Bug on Linux… FINALLY Solved! 🎉

👉 Watch the full breakdown and solution here: youtu.be/relTN31l0Zo

Hopefully this helps fellow OBS users and educators who’ve been struggling with the same problem.

#OBSStudio #Linux #OpenSource

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 18d

🚀 Thrilled to share that my Introduction to GIS Programming book is once again the #1 best-seller in the GIS & Remote Sensing category on Amazon! 📚

📖 Amazon: www.amazon.com/Introduction...
🌐 Book website: gispro.gishub.org

#GIS #Geospatial #Python #OpenSource #RemoteSensing

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 24d

🚀 Exciting update! The GeoAI Python package is getting even smarter — soon it will support AI agents.

That means you’ll be able to use natural language to effortlessly download, analyze, and visualize geospatial data 🌍🤖

Stay tuned for the upcoming release!
🔗 GitHub: github.com/opengeos/geoai

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 25d

🚀 The recording of the 2-hour GeoAI Workshop is now available! 🎥✨

📺 Video: youtu.be/jdK-cleFUkc
💻 GitHub: github.com/opengeos/geoai
📓 Notebook: opengeoai.org/workshops/TN...

#geospatial #geoai #ai #satellite #python

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 26d

I just presented at the Fifth NASA OPERA Stakeholder Engagement Workshop this week. 🌍

You can view my slides here: tinyurl.com/OPERA-Leafmap

Learn more about the workshop: www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/ope...

#leafmap #geospatial #nasa #opera

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 26d

Great to see Leafmap being used at the Fifth NASA OPERA Stakeholder Engagement Workshop 🚀

Notebook examples: github.com/OPERA-Cal-Va...

Workshop page: www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/ope...

#geospatial #remotesensing #python

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 27d

🌍 Interactive Search & Visualization of NASA OPERA Datasets with Leafmap 🚀

Notebook example: leafmap.org/maplibre/nas...

To learn more about NASA OPEAR, visit www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera

#NASA #OPERA #geospatial #remotesensing #leafmap

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 27d

🎙️ My conversation with Matt Forrest is now live on the Spatial Stack podcast!

A huge thanks to Matt for the invitation and for leading such a thoughtful discussion. 🚀

📺 Watch the episode here:
youtu.be/z9G5bd8ESus?...

#geospatial #python #sql #opensource #satellite

From Leafmap to GeoAI: Open Source, Education, and What’s Next with Dr. Qiusheng Wu

YouTube video by Matt Forrest

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 28d

🚀 Sneak peek: a powerful new capability is coming to the GeoAI Python package: finding similar features in remote sensing imagery with DINOv3.

GitHub: github.com/opengeos/geoai

#geospatial #dinov3

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚀 MapLibre Tutorial 23: Visualizing Flight Routes with ArcLayer 🌍

🔗 Tutorial video: youtu.be/F92_cjf7p_s
📓 Notebook example: leafmap.org/maplibre/arc...
🎥 Full playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#geospatial #dataviz #leafmap #mapliber #python

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 Webinar Alert 🚨
Unlocking the Power of GeoAI with Python

You are invited to join us for an interactive TNView (tnview.utk.edu) webinar introducing the GeoAI Python package (opengeoai.org)

Registration: tiny.utk.edu/tnview-geoai...

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 New Tutorial Alert 🚨

Visualizing Mapillary Street-level Images with Leafmap and MapLibre 🌍

🔗 Tutorial video: youtu.be/UHjUoQSdUxg
📓 Notebook example: leafmap.org/maplibre/map...
🎥 Full playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#geospatial #leafmap #maplibre #dataviz

Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Aug 31

🚨 New Tutorial Alert 🚨
Rendering Google Earth Engine & Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF Tiles in 3D with Google Earth

🔗 Notebook: leafmap.org/maplibre/goo...
▶️ Video: youtu.be/UqY9Ojrgg6s

#geospatial #googleearth #dataviz #earthengine

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚀 New Tutorial Alert!

I just published a step-by-step guide on building an interactive dashboard with Python and Leafmap. 🌍📊

Explore the Jupyter Notebook: leafmap.org/maplibre/das...

Watch the full video tutorial: youtu.be/DEPdsJdTQN8

#leafmap #geospatial #python #dataviz

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Aug 10

🚀 New Feature in Leafmap – Interactive Time-Series Visualization! 🌍🛰️

Leafmap now supports time sliders for visualizing large collections of remote sensing images.

Try it out
Web App: huggingface.co/spaces/giswq...
Notebook: leafmap.org/maplibre/tim...

#geospatial #leafmap #opensource #mapping

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geojupyter.bsky.social @geojupyter.bsky.social · Jul 21

We hope to see you at our AGU session "Open Source Geospatial Workflows in the Cloud"!

**Abstracts due Wednesday, July 30th**. Check out our session landing page for details and to submit:

events.geojupyter.org/conferences/...

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚀 Visualizing Planet’s Tanager Hyperspectral Data in 3D! 🌍🛰️

Create an interactive image cube to explore the internal structure of all 426 spectral bands captured by Planet’s Tanager mission

📓 Notebook example: hypercoast.org/examples/tan...
💻 GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Hyp...

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Jul 20

🚀 Accessing and Visualizing Planet’s Tanager Hyperspectral Data 🌍🛰️

🎥 Tutorial video: youtu.be/oQ1vauiHvuk
📓 Notebook example: hypercoast.org/examples/tan...
💻 GitHub repo: github.com/opengeos/Hyp...
📚 Documentation: hypercoast.org

#Tanager #Hyperspectral #Geospatial #OpenData #DataScience #Python

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Jul 20

🚀 Sneak Peek: Interactive Visualization of the Planet Tanager Hyperspectral Data (www.planet.com/data/stac/br...) Using the HyperCoast Python package

Stay tuned for notebook examples and video tutorials.
GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Hyp...

#geospatial #Tanager #Python #DataScience

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