Dr. Qiusheng Wu is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee and an Amazon Scholar. His research focuses on geospatial data science, with an emphasis on using open-source Python tools and cloud computing to study environmental change. He is the creator of several widely-used Python packages, including geemap, leafmap, and geoai, and is dedicated to advancing geospatial analysis and visualization. Dr. Wu's work is a cornerstone of the open-source geospatial community, and he brings his deep expertise to this book, guiding you through the process of learning and mastering geospatial programming with Python.