Harnessing Open Source Tools for Cloud-based Geospatial Analysis

Explore cloud-based geospatial analysis using open-source tools in this 57-minute conference talk by Dr. Quisheng Wu, Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Learn how satellite data accessibility has expanded beyond researchers and professionals to anyone interested in environmental changes on a global scale. Discover open-source packages, data catalogs, and interactive web apps that leverage cloud computing platforms like Google Earth Engine, Microsoft Planetary Computer, and Amazon Web Services for geospatial analysis. Gain insights into user-friendly tools that enable researchers, students, and environmental professionals to explore and analyze satellite data for various environmental applications. Understand how Dr. Wu's research focuses on geospatial data science, open-source software development, and utilizing big geospatial data and cloud computing to study environmental changes, particularly surface water and wetland inundation dynamics. Explore his contributions to open science and reproducible research through the development of open-source packages for advanced geospatial analysis and data visualization, such as geemap, leafmap, and segment-geospatial.