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Satellites have been capturing multispectral images of the Earth for over five decades—starting with Landsat in 1972. For regions lacking consistent ground-based monitoring, this rich historical dataset is an invaluable resource for water professionals.

Join us for this free webinar demonstration on how to make the most of satellite imagery for surface water mapping. You’ll discover how to access, analyse, and process data from platforms such as Landsat and Sentinel and how to use AI tools to extract inundation extents with confidence. Then join Dr Qiusheng Wu again the following week for a premium hands-on webinar on 23 July, focused on practical AI tools and workflows for surface water mapping.

Whether you’re working in a data-scarce region or seeking advanced methods to validate surface water models, this session will offer practical guidance and tools to support your work. We’ll showcase case studies from both developing and well-instrumented areas, demonstrating the flexibility and power of remote sensing combined with AI.

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Presenters

Sumari Veal

Stantec

Sumari is the Water Resources Team Lead at Stantec in Perth, Western Australia. She brings a wealth of expertise to her role, with a background in Civil Engineering and Architectural Design, specialis... Read more

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

Matthew Bonnema

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Matthew Bonnema joined JPL as a postdoctoral researcher in October 2019. Prior to that, he worked as a graduate research assistant at University of Washington in Seattle, where he earned a Ph.D. in Ci... 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

Sean Micek

Fenstermaker

Sean Micek, P.E. is a licensed Professional Engineer whose background is in hydrologic & hydraulic modelling, coastal transition zone analysis, and full-stack software development. Before joining ... 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 is sponsored by Stantec

What You’ll Learn

Where to find and how to access satellite and aerial imagery
Techniques for handling and analysing large datasets
How to use AI and machine learning for flood mapping
Post-processing tools for water balance and model validation
Real-world applications using Google Earth Engine, Open Data Cube, and GeoAI

Take It Further: Hands-On Workshop

For those wanting to go deeper-

Join Dr Qiusheng Wu for a premium hands-on webinar on 23 July, focused on practical AI tools and workflows for surface water mapping.

Register here

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