https://gishub.org/rss.xml Thoughts on geospatial data science, open-source software, and teaching. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen en Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:06:14 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/qgis-timelapse-plugin A step-by-step tutorial on using the QGIS Timelapse Plugin to create animated GIF and MP4 timelapse videos from Landsat, Sentinel, MODIS, GOES, and NAIP imagery powered by Google Earth Engine. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/qgis-timelapse-plugin QGIS Google Earth Engine Timelapse Remote Sensing Animation Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/leafmap-qgis-plugin Introducing the LeafMap QGIS plugin with interactive layer transparency controls and a swipe tool for comparing geospatial layers side by side. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/leafmap-qgis-plugin QGIS LeafMap Visualization Open Source Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/geemap-qgis-plugin A step-by-step tutorial on installing and using the Geemap QGIS plugin to run Earth Engine Python code, inspect pixel values, and download datasets inside QGIS with Jupyter Notebook integration. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/geemap-qgis-plugin QGIS Google Earth Engine Geemap Jupyter Notebook Python Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/gee-data-catalogs-plugin Introducing the GEE Data Catalogs Plugin for QGIS, providing access to over 5,000 datasets from the official Earth Engine catalog and the Awesome GEE Community Catalog with no coding required. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/gee-data-catalogs-plugin QGIS Google Earth Engine Remote Sensing Open Source Satellite Imagery Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/nasa-earthdata-plugin A step-by-step tutorial on using the NASA Earthdata QGIS plugin to search, preview, and download satellite imagery and geospatial datasets from NASA's archive without programming. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/nasa-earthdata-plugin QGIS NASA Satellite Imagery Remote Sensing Open Data Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/maxar-open-data-plugin A step-by-step tutorial on using the Maxar Open Data QGIS plugin to search, visualize, compare, and download free high-resolution satellite imagery for disaster response and change detection. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/maxar-open-data-plugin QGIS Maxar Satellite Imagery Disaster Response Remote Sensing Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/maplibre-gl-lidar Introducing maplibre-gl-lidar, an open-source MapLibre plugin for visualizing large-scale LiDAR point clouds (LAS, LAZ, COPC) directly in the browser with interactive controls, classification legends, and Jupyter Notebook support. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/maplibre-gl-lidar LiDAR MapLibre Point Clouds Open Source Visualization Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/usgs-lidar-search A step-by-step tutorial on using the USGS LiDAR web app to search, stream, and download COPC point clouds from Microsoft Planetary Computer directly in your browser. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/usgs-lidar-search LiDAR Point Clouds COPC USGS Cloud Native Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/usgs-lidar-viewer Stream and explore over 75 trillion USGS LiDAR points from AWS and Microsoft Planetary Computer using COPC and Entwine Point Tiles, no downloads required. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/usgs-lidar-viewer LiDAR Point Clouds COPC USGS Cloud Native Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/gee-time-series A step-by-step tutorial on creating and downloading time-series satellite imagery using the GEE Data Catalogs Plugin v0.5 for QGIS, with no coding required. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/gee-time-series QGIS Google Earth Engine Time Series Remote Sensing Landsat Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/winter-storm-timelapse Create a stunning satellite timelapse of the 2026 US winter storm using NOAA GOES-18 imagery and the QGIS Timelapse Plugin, no coding required. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/winter-storm-timelapse QGIS Timelapse GOES Weather Remote Sensing Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/nisar-data-qgis A step-by-step tutorial on downloading and visualizing NASA-ISRO NISAR SAR satellite data in QGIS using the NASA Earthdata plugin, covering authentication, search, download, format conversion, and visualization. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/nisar-data-qgis NISAR SAR QGIS NASA Remote Sensing Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/tree-crown-detection A step-by-step tutorial on detecting and segmenting tree crowns from satellite imagery using the QGIS GeoAI plugin with DeepForest pre-trained models, no coding required. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/tree-crown-detection GeoAI QGIS DeepForest Tree Detection Remote Sensing Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/canopy-height A step-by-step tutorial on estimating canopy height from aerial and satellite imagery using Meta's pretrained deep learning model with the GeoAI Python package. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/canopy-height GeoAI Deep Learning Canopy Height Remote Sensing Tutorial Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/maplibre-gl-components Introducing maplibre-gl-components, a MapLibre plugin for visualizing cloud-native geospatial formats like COG, Zarr, PMTiles, FlatGeobuf, and GeoParquet with built-in UI components. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/maplibre-gl-components MapLibre Cloud-Native Geospatial TypeScript Open Source Tutorial Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/anymap-ts Introducing anymap-ts, a new Python package built on MapLibre and TypeScript for interactive geospatial visualization in both web apps and Jupyter Notebooks. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/anymap-ts anymap MapLibre TypeScript Jupyter Open Source Tutorial Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/noaa-lidar A step-by-step tutorial on searching, loading, and visualizing massive NOAA coastal LiDAR point clouds directly in your browser without downloading any data. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/noaa-lidar LiDAR NOAA Point Cloud MapLibre Open Data Tutorial Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/geoai-qgis-plugin Announcing GeoAI QGIS Plugin v1.0 with one-click installation, SAM 3, water segmentation, forest segmentation, and export to vector, raster, COCO, YOLO, and Pascal VOC formats. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/geoai-qgis-plugin GeoAI QGIS Segmentation Tutorial Deep Learning Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/vantor-satellite-imagery A tutorial on accessing, visualizing, and downloading free satellite imagery from the Vantor Open Data Program using a web app or QGIS plugin. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/vantor-satellite-imagery Satellite Imagery QGIS Open Data Tutorial MapLibre Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/spinning-globe A step-by-step tutorial on creating an interactive spinning 3D globe with raster and vector data overlays using a web-based tool or Jupyter Notebook, no coding required. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/spinning-globe Geospatial MapLibre 3D Globe Tutorial Jupyter Notebook anymap Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/cloud-detection A step-by-step tutorial on detecting clouds and cloud shadows from satellite imagery using OmniCloudMask and GeoAI, with post-processing, vectorization, and cloud-free mask generation. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/cloud-detection GeoAI Cloud Detection Remote Sensing OmniCloudMask Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/field-boundary-detection A complete tutorial on using instance segmentation and the Fields of the World dataset to delineate agricultural field boundaries with GeoAI, from data preparation to batch inference. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/field-boundary-detection GeoAI Instance Segmentation Field Boundaries Remote Sensing Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/launching-new-website How I rebuilt gishub.org using MyST Markdown for the website and Typst for automatic CV generation from the same Markdown source files. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/launching-new-website MyST Markdown Typst CV Personal Website Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/myst-website-template A GitHub template that bundles MyST Markdown, GitHub Pages deployment, Netlify PR previews, and pre-commit hooks into a ready-to-use starting point. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/myst-website-template MyST Markdown GitHub Template GitHub Actions Pre-commit Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/build-personal-website A step-by-step video tutorial showing how to create and deploy a personal website using the MyST Markdown template and GitHub Pages, with no coding experience needed. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/build-personal-website MyST Markdown GitHub Pages GitHub Template Tutorial Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/myst-cv-website A step-by-step tutorial on building a personal CV website with MyST Markdown and Typst that automatically generates a PDF version of your CV from the same Markdown source. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/myst-cv-website MyST Markdown Typst CV GitHub Pages Tutorial Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/myst-article-template A step-by-step tutorial on writing journal articles in MyST Markdown with automatic PDF generation and website deployment using a GitHub template. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/myst-article-template MyST Markdown GitHub Pages Tutorial PDF Academic Writing Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/myst-blog-template A step-by-step tutorial on building a developer blog with the MyST Markdown template, deploying it to GitHub Pages, and enabling GitHub Discussions-backed comments with Giscus. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/myst-blog-template MyST Markdown GitHub Pages GitHub Template Blog Tutorial Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/opengeoagent-qgis-plugin Introducing OpenGeoAgent, an open-source multimodal AI agent that automates geospatial analysis and visualization in QGIS through natural language and voice commands. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/opengeoagent-qgis-plugin OpenGeoAgent QGIS GeoAI WhiteboxTools Google Earth Engine Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/nasa-opera-qgis-plugin A step-by-step tutorial on installing the NASA OPERA QGIS plugin, searching and visualizing DSWx surface water products, and using an integrated AI agent to analyze flood events with natural language and voice commands. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/nasa-opera-qgis-plugin NASA OPERA QGIS OpenGeoAgent GeoAI Remote Sensing Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/timelapse-with-opengeoagent A tutorial on using OpenGeoAgent with the QGIS Timelapse plugin to generate Landsat, MODIS, GOES, and Esri Wayback timelapse animations from natural language and voice prompts. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/timelapse-with-opengeoagent OpenGeoAgent QGIS Timelapse Google Earth Engine Remote Sensing Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/nasa-earthdata-with-opengeoagent A tutorial on searching, streaming, visualizing, and downloading NASA Earth observation data inside QGIS using the NASA Earthdata plugin and OpenGeoAgent for natural-language and voice workflows. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/nasa-earthdata-with-opengeoagent NASA Earthdata QGIS OpenGeoAgent GeoAI Remote Sensing Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/hls-data-in-qgis A tutorial on accessing, visualizing, and analyzing NASA Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) imagery in QGIS using the NASA Earthdata, GEE Data Catalogs, and OpenGeoAgent plugins, including RGB composites, NDVI, monthly time series, pixel extraction, and voice-driven workflows. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/hls-data-in-qgis NASA Earthdata QGIS OpenGeoAgent Google Earth Engine Remote Sensing Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gishub.org/blog/tanager-hyperspectral-qgis A tutorial on accessing, streaming, downloading, and analyzing Planet Tanager 426-band hyperspectral imagery in QGIS using the HyperCoast plugin, including footprint browsing, HDF5 downloads, custom band composites, and spectral signature inspection. qwu18@utk.edu (Qiusheng Wu) https://gishub.org/blog/tanager-hyperspectral-qgis HyperCoast QGIS Hyperspectral Planet Remote Sensing Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000