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Surface water mapping is essential for flood risk assessment, water resource planning, and monitoring climate impacts. Traditional methods can be time-consuming and expensive. This 2-hour premium webinar demonstrates how to use free, cutting-edge tools to simplify and accelerate this process, making high-resolution, repeatable, and scalable analysis available to all.

Building on our free 16 July webinar (link below), this hands-on webinar, led by AI and open-source software expert Dr Qiusheng Wu, will show you how to harness free AI tools to rapidly map and monitor surface water, boost accuracy, save time, and transform your modelling workflows.

Details

Date
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Time
9:00am (Australia/Sydney; find your local time)
Format 2-hours + material & resources
If you cannot attend live, recording will be available for paying attendees within 2 business days of the live event
Cost AUD$99 (INC GST)
Code PW-25-16
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Presenters

Qiusheng Wu

Amazon Scholar | University of Tennessee

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 ... Read more

Panel Members

Saeid Daliri

GECOsistema

Saeid currently works as a Remote Sensing Analyst for Flood Risk at GECOsistema, a specialist company providing advanced consulting/engineering and modelling services in the field of water, air, energ... Read more

Krey Price

International Water Training Institute

Educated at the University of California at Berkeley, Krey is a civil engineer and project manager with international experience in water resources. He is engaged in computational modelling, engineeri... Read more

This webinar builds on the free webinar: Mapping surface water with satellite data and AI tools.

Make sure you register for this one also! 

 

What You’ll Learn

This 2-hour webinar we will explore how artificial intelligence and open-source tools can revolutionise surface water mapping. In this hands-on webinar, you’ll gain practical skills in:

  • Accessing and analysing satellite imagery using Google Earth Engine

  • Harnessing the Open Data Cube (ODC) for large-scale water detection

  • Applying GeoAI and basic coding to automate image analysis

  • Training a deep learning model for surface water detection in aerial or drone imagery

  • Interpreting long-term trends in inundation extent to inform flood models, water balance models, and more

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is designed for professionals in:

  • Flood modelling and hydrology

  • Water resource management

  • Environmental monitoring

  • GIS and remote sensing

  • Data science and AI in water

Whether you’re a modeller, consultant, researcher, or policy adviser, this webinar will introduce you to efficient workflows that combine AI and Earth observation for actionable insights.

Format

  • 2-hour live and interactive session

  • Q&A with industry experts
  • Do-it-yourself exercises
  • Receive 30 days of unlimited access to the webinar recordings and resources via the AWS learning platform.
  • Pre-and-post-webinar materials to go through via the AWS learning platform.
  • Ability to ask questions to the presenters at anytime through the learning platform.

 

Recommended Knowledge

  • This AWS webinar discusses AI tools for modelling innovation:

Completion Certificate

  • Attendees earn CPD hours/points (i.e. with Engineers Australia) for at least 2 hours.
  • On completion of the course attendees will be issued with a Certificate of Participation.

 

Refund Policy

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