
Qiusheng Wu
@giswqs • 50,684 subscribers
Associate Professor @UTKGeography | @Amazon Scholar | Talk about #opensource #geospatial #dataviz #GeoAI
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I'm excited to introduce GeoLibre, a lightweight, cloud-native desktop GIS built with MapLibre GL JS and Tauri. GeoLibre is designed for modern geospatial workflows, combining the flexibility of web technologies with the performance of a native desktop application. The current prototype includes a MapLibre-powered map workspace, local vector data import, project persistence, and built-in plugins for basemaps, layer control, swipe, street view, lidar, GeoAgent, and GeoEditor integrations. GeoLibre can run directly in a web browser or as a standalone cross-platform desktop application (<30 MB). GitHub: Website: Live demo: Feedback, ideas, and contributions are welcome. #GeoLibre #GIS #Geospatial #MapLibre #OpenSource #CloudNative
Qiusheng Wu33,192 次观看 • 5 天前

GeoLibre v0.5.0 is out! This update significantly expands data format support, making it easier to work with a wide range of geospatial datasets in a lightweight, modern GIS environment. Newly supported formats and services include: GeoJSON, Shapefile, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, KML/KMZ, FlatGeobuf, PMTiles MBTiles, GeoTIFF, Zarr, LiDAR point clouds, Gaussian Splatting, and ArcGIS services. GeoLibre is a lightweight, cloud-native GIS built with MapLibre and Tauri. It runs directly in the browser and is also available as a standalone cross-platform desktop application at only ~30 MB. GitHub: Website: Live demo: Feedback, ideas, and contributions are welcome. #geospatial #opensource #maplibre
Qiusheng Wu18,028 次观看 • 4 天前

I am excited to introduce OpenGeoAgent, a powerful open-source multimodal AI agent for automated geospatial analysis and visualization! It supports QGIS, Jupyter notebook, and Python scripting. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to automate GIS workflows using natural language, generate maps, analyze satellite data, and even run complex hydrological models. You can even interact with the agent using voice commands (no typing needed). Video: GitHub: QGIS Plugin: #geospatial #GeoAgent #OpenSource #AI
Qiusheng Wu60,670 次观看 • 1 个月前

Introducing anymap-ts: a new Python package that makes geospatial visualization easy! Built on MapLibre + TypeScript, anymap-ts brings the same rich mapping experience to both the web and Jupyter Notebook. It supports many popular geospatial formats, including GeoJSON, GeoParquet, FlatGeobuf, PMTiles, COG, Zarr, COPC LiDAR, and Gaussian Splat. It also includes powerful built-in UI components such as a minimap, bookmarks, print tool, view state manager, STAC search, street view, and geometry editor. Try it out: Web demo: Jupyter demo: GitHub: Documentation: Video tutorial: #mapping #maplibre #typescript #jupyter #python
Qiusheng Wu102,022 次观看 • 3 个月前

A sneak peek at the upcoming QGIS OpenGeoAgent plugin! Run geospatial analysis and visualization using natural language, powered by over 480 geoprocessing tools from WhiteboxTools. This brings a new level of accessibility to advanced spatial workflows directly inside QGIS, making it easier to explore, analyze, and visualize data without writing code. Explore the projects: • GeoAgent: • whitebox-python: • WhiteboxTools: Huge credit to Dr. John Lindsay Whitebox Geospatial for developing WhiteboxTools! #QGIS #geospatial #opensource
Qiusheng Wu27,514 次观看 • 1 个月前

🎁 A New Year’s gift to the geospatial community: a brand-new QGIS plugin that unlocks access to 80+ petabytes of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with zero coding required. In my first video of 2026, I’m excited to share what might be one of the most powerful QGIS plugins I’ve built so far. This plugin makes it incredibly easy to explore the official Earth Engine Data Catalog and the Awesome GEE Community Catalog directly inside QGIS. With just a few clicks, you can browse massive Earth Engine datasets, visualize them on the map, generate time series from ImageCollections, export data for further analysis, and even convert Earth Engine JavaScript workflows to Python, all without writing a single line of code. If you’ve ever wanted the power of Earth Engine inside QGIS without the learning curve, this plugin is for you. 👉 Download the plugin and follow the full step-by-step video tutorial to get started today: QGIS Plugin Page: GitHub Repository: Video Tutorial: Happy New Year, and I hope this tool helps you do more with geospatial data in 2026 🚀 #QGIS #geospatial #EarthEngine #Python #datascience
Qiusheng Wu84,791 次观看 • 5 个月前

This Free Tool Unlocks Access to Nationwide US LiDAR Data in Seconds! Discover how this powerful web app lets you search, visualize, and download LiDAR point clouds across the entire United States, in just seconds. Built with the maplibre-gl-lidar plugin, this tool makes nationwide USGS LiDAR data more accessible than ever. Try the Web App: GitHub Repository: Full video tutorial: #lidar #opendata #opensource #usgs
Qiusheng Wu69,985 次观看 • 4 个月前

Just received a proof copy of my new GeoAI book from Amazon! The printing quality is very good. It is now the #1 best-seller in GIS, Remote Sensing, and Computer Programming Languages. Grab your packpaer copy here: PDF edition available in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, and German: #geospatial #geoai #opensource
Qiusheng Wu35,731 次观看 • 2 个月前

Visualize 350TB of LiDAR Point Clouds (75 Trillion Points in Your Browser!) Learn how to access and visualize massive USGS LiDAR datasets, including over 350TB and 75 trillion points, directly in your browser using two powerful open-source formats: - COPC (Cloud Optimized Point Cloud) - Entwine Point Tiles (EPT) for large-area streaming No downloads needed. Stream and explore massive point cloud datasets instantly using cloud-native datasets from AWS Open Data Program and Microsoft Planetary Computer. Try it now: LiDAR Viewer: GitHub: Full video tutorial: #lidar #COPC #USGS #opensource #opendata
Qiusheng Wu56,057 次观看 • 4 个月前

An AI assistant for Google Earth Engine is now available in QGIS! You can explore and visualize any dataset from the 80+ PB Earth Engine Data Catalog using natural language, and run scalable geospatial analysis on demand without writing code. Every interaction automatically generates reusable code, making it easy to reproduce results, customize workflows, and transition from no-code to full scripting when needed. Upgrade the plugin to get started and bring AI-powered geospatial analytics directly into your QGIS workflow. GitHub: QGIS plugin: GeoAgent: #EarthEngine #QGIS #OpenSource #GeoAI #Geospatial
Qiusheng Wu17,122 次观看 • 1 个月前

Excited to share a new open-source project for the web-mapping and LiDAR community: maplibre-gl-lidar 🚀 With maplibre-gl-lidar, you can visualize large-scale LiDAR point clouds (LAS/LAZ, including COPC) directly in the browser using MapLibre GL JS. It supports point-cloud data stored locally or hosted on the web, and comes with an interactive GUI featuring customizable color schemes, classification legends, and point picking. It even works seamlessly inside Jupyter Notebooks. Visualizing tens of millions of LiDAR points has never been this simple or fast, making it easy to build modern, lightweight, and fully interactive web-based LiDAR viewers. Try it out: Live Demo Viewer: GitHub Repository: Full Video Tutorial: #MapLibre #LiDAR #WebGIS #OpenSource #PointCloud #3DMapping
Qiusheng Wu52,651 次观看 • 4 个月前

Introducing the NASA Earthdata Plugin for QGIS! NASA’s Earthdata archive hosts over 120 petabytes of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets, but accessing it has often required navigating complex web portals or writing code. This new QGIS plugin changes that. With the NASA Earthdata plugin, you can search, filter, preview, and download NASA datasets directly inside QGIS, no programming needed. It’s designed for anyone who wants fast, seamless access to NASA data within their existing GIS workflow. Plugin page: GitHub: Step-by-step video tutorial: #QGIS #NASA #satelliteimagery #opensource
Qiusheng Wu43,111 次观看 • 4 个月前

Agricultural Field Boundary Delineation (Instance Segmentation) with GeoAI Learn an end-to-end GeoAI workflow for agricultural field boundary delineation using instance segmentation and the Fields of the World dataset ( This workflow can be adapted to detect other object types (not just field boundaries) as long as training data is available. Video tutorial: Notebook: Web app: #geoai #geospatial #deeplearing
Qiusheng Wu19,898 次观看 • 2 个月前

🚀 SamGeo v0.14.0 is here! This release brings interactive segmentation for remote sensing imagery powered by Meta’s SAM3. 🟦 Draw a bounding box to automatically detect all similar objects across the image. 📝 Or just type a text prompt to segment objects instantly. No complex setup. No manual labeling. Just intuitive, AI-driven geospatial analysis. 🔗 GitHub: 🧪 Notebook: #SAM3 #GeoAI #Geospatial #OpenSource #Python #DataScience
Qiusheng Wu33,366 次观看 • 6 个月前

🚀 A brand-new feature is coming to the SAMGeo Python package: interactive remote-sensing image segmentation with text prompts powered by SAM3. This update makes geospatial segmentation even more intuitive: just describe what you want to detect, and let GeoAI do the rest. ✨ GitHub PR: #GeoAI #SAM3 #OpenSource #Python
Qiusheng Wu32,867 次观看 • 6 个月前

🚀 I am very excited to release the SamGeo QGIS plugin for geospatial image segmentation, powered by Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM 3) In this full tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to install, configure, and start segmenting satellite imagery in QGIS without writing a single line of code! 👉 Download the plugin here: 💻 Full video tutorial: #QGIS #SegmentAnything #SAM #GeoAI #RemoteSensing
Qiusheng Wu28,652 次观看 • 5 个月前

🚀 Excited to share a new tutorial on how to detect buildings 🏘️using the Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM 2) with Segment-Geospatial! You can choose interactive segmentation or utilize a GeoJSON file with building centroids or bounding boxes to do automated building detection. 📹 Check out the video tutorial: 📓 Explore the notebook: #Geospatial #OpenSource #AI #MachineLearning
Qiusheng Wu71,967 次观看 • 1 年前

Introducing the Maxar Open Data Plugin for QGIS 🚀 The Maxar Open Data Program, now called the Vantor Open Data Program, provides free high-resolution satellite imagery to support global disaster response and recovery. To date, it has released around 150,000 images totaling ~14 TB, all freely accessible through the AWS Open Data Program. Despite its tremendous value, searching, visualizing, and downloading this data has often been challenging. That is exactly what this new QGIS plugin is designed to solve. With the Maxar Open Data plugin, you can search, filter, preview, and download imagery directly inside QGIS, with no programming required. It is built for analysts, researchers, and practitioners who want fast, seamless access to high-resolution satellite data within their existing GIS workflows. Plugin page: GitHub: Video tutorial: #QGIS #Maxar #SatelliteImagery #DisasterResponse #OpenSource #OpenData
Qiusheng Wu24,434 次观看 • 4 个月前

QGIS GeoAI Plugin v0.5.0 is out! I just released v0.5.0 of the QGIS GeoAI Plugin, bringing interactive image segmentation powered by DeepForest ( to your desktop GIS workflow. With this update, you can load pretrained DeepForest models to segment real-world objects such as trees, birds, livestock, dead trees, and more, directly inside QGIS. Try it out: Documentation: GitHub: #deepforest #geoai #QGIS #geospatial #OpenSource
Qiusheng Wu21,308 次观看 • 4 个月前