Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program Professor in Geospatial Analytics, scientist, book lover #floods #satellite data and AI, #Python Lab: https://gaec-lab.netlify.app/https://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3mqrn2y3smc2l1/4 🎉 Huge congratulations to Rebecca Composto on successfully defending her PhD on "Leveraging Satellite Imagery to Map Urban Floods and Quantify Flood Impact"! 🛰️🌊 https://lnkd.in/e2b8q45N16 Jul 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrn2y3smc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3mgzoos6nak2xConsider signing this for the continuation of the EM-DAT disaster database https://openletter.earth/the-worlds-collective-disaster-memory-must-be-preserved-66c88c4414 Mar 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzoos6nak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3mgavns2o5s2f#Methane Hunters Track Swamp Gas That Is Driving Climate Warming https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/climate/methane-gas-swamp-climate-warming.html04 Mar 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgavns2o5s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3mfkhqbhpbk2qour work, showing that only 65%–75% of the Planet Basemap #water area was also classified by #Landsat was featured in #Planet's monthly science newsletter: tinyurl.com/37rcadvp Article here: https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL11988023 Feb 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkhqbhpbk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3mfck3tccls2jNASA EarthRISE Developers Academy Summer 2026 Paid Research Opportunities: https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/what-we-do/capacity-building/develop The Academy builds the next generation of science and technology leaders through a 10wk opportunity applying NASA Earth observations to real-world challenges Deadline: March 620 Feb 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfck3tccls2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3mehh2bo5pc2hOur latest contribution in Geophysical Research Letters examines spatial-scale effects on surface #water detection with important implications for multi-sensor water monitoring. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL119880 Thank you, NASA FINESST & Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program for funding.09 Feb 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehh2bo5pc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3m7sutj62rk2wHeaded to #AGU25 next week? Check out the work my group is presenting on #flooding and climate-driven hazards: 🌧️ Using geospatial foundation models for global flood mapping 🏙️ Satellite- and process-based comparisons of flood extent & depth in urban envs 🌪️ Hurricane-induced flash floods #Helene12 Dec 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sutj62rk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3m7psm6cqcc22🌍 Geospatial data science in 2025 still comes down to two words: foundation models. And over the past months, we’ve had the chance to put that idea into practice for global flood mapping. Summary figures & discussion on Hugging Face: 👉 lnkd.in/euR9DXfX Full technical preprint: 👉 lnkd.in/eYMCZd9e11 Dec 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7psm6cqcc22https://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3m6fhf2vrjk2rFree access to Google Colab Pro for academics and students: #python https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/colab-higher-education/24 Nov 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fhf2vrjk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3m6f23grunc2sWith NISAR successfully launched on July 30, 2025, the mission is opening up an extraordinary new era of global L-band SAR observations. Look forward to using the data for #floods The NISAR Science Users’ Handbook Second Edition can be accessed here: https://dataverse.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.48577/jpl.UD4HV3 #NISAR24 Nov 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6f23grunc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3m5w3ea4q5c2zIt's been a minute on this one (in review for ~ 1.5 yrs), but congrats to Vini on his 4th PhD chapter, thx to Sankar for support & to me for pushing it over the line 😊 "Assessing the cumulative impact of on-farm reservoirs on modeled surface hydrology" is out: https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/6353/2025/18 Nov 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5w3ea4q5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3m5qvwmt42k23https://www.bloomberg.org/press/michael-r-bloomberg-launches-unprecedented-end-to-end-global-methane-emissions-reduction-effort-from-space-detection-to-rapid-response/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email16 Nov 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qvwmt42k23https://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3m4qee545us2qJoin the Global Flood Partnership (GFP) 2025 Fall Webinar Series! On November 19, 2025 (16:00 CET), we bring you three expert talks on how Earth-Observation data is transforming flood mapping, risk assessment, and resilience strategies. Register here: lnkd.in/gjYX3GV8 See also: lnkd.in/gRQFuk_J03 Nov 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qee545us2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3m4gejohmsc2shttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/hospital-flooding-risk-investigation-trump-policies-fema/view/republish/30 Oct 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gejohmsc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3m2mhmutcws2dAnd just like that, 1min later, I have lots of basemaps in #QGIS: https://github.com/opengeos/qgis-basemaps?tab=readme-ov-file07 Oct 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mhmutcws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3lzpauzg46s24First NISAR images!! https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-isro-satellite-sends-first-radar-images-of-earths-surface/26 Sep 2025 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzpauzg46s24https://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3lyydj5bvcc2vA second version of the Comprehensive Remote Sensing book series #satellites #academia #books https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443239496/comprehensive-remote-sensing16 Sep 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyydj5bvcc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3lyvvltzxkc2hWays to improve equity in faculty workload in #academia: advance.umd.edu/fwrp/home https://advance.umd.edu/fwrp/home15 Sep 2025 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvvltzxkc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3ly4axp2dhk2zA new semester, new challenges, and the same fantastic team! 🚀 Feeling grateful for #NASA’s continued support of our research on #flood dynamics and resilience with #satellite data and AI https://gaec-lab.netlify.app/post/25-09-05-welcome-back/05 Sep 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4axp2dhk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3lxxhp7yh3c24Check out NASA's near-real-time global #flood products: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/instruments/viirs/near-real-time-data/nrt-global-flood-products03 Sep 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxhp7yh3c24https://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3lxhb4yijws2oA Diverse New Generation of Scientists Observes Earth from Above https://eos.org/science-updates/a-diverse-new-generation-of-scientists-observes-earth-from-above28 Aug 2025 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhb4yijws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3lwithxeih22tThis summer has been roasting hot for Europe https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02553-316 Aug 2025 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwithxeih22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mirelagtulbure.bsky.social/post/3lw7hbchwos2yFarewell #Landsat 7, our use of 5TB of Landsat 5&7 & AI algos a few yrs back for surface #water and #flooding dynamics at subcontinental scale was a highlight: https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/thirsting-for-equitable-water-distribution-australia-turns-to-landsat/ https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/88292/boom-and-bust-water-supplies-in-southeast-australia https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/a-final-farewell-to-landsat-7/12 Aug 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:xcd6uttb6qrmffqdvfed6evc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7hbchwos2y