Yaping Xu (许亚平)

Assistant Prof @ SHSU | PhD LSU '19 | Leading remote sensing & AI for agriculture | Funded by DOE, USDA, NASA | GeoAI | AgTech | Researcher

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

Here is a highlight from SHSU ORSP on our recently funded NASA project. We'll use NASA Earth Observations and climate data to create tools that can help support sustainable ag and long-term planning for farmes in Texas and Arizona.

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

See this Instagram video by @shsuorsp https://t.co/VZBKJEOPW8

[SHSU Department of Environmental and Geosciences @SHSUgeo]

Houston Area GIS Day 2025. Thank you - Dr. Samuel Adu-Prah and Dr. Yaping Xu - who represented our department and met with area high school students interested in geospatial technologies. They also saw Texas A&M professor, Dr. Leila Character, and alumnus, Andrew Matej 🌎🛰️🗺️💻

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

AI new path: World Models. With LLM Scaling Laws under question, giants like @ylecun, @drfeifei, @OpenAI, and
@Google are asking: Is "predicting the world" the key to true intelligence?
Geospatial is key. Next decade? GeoAI will redefine what AI can be. #GeoAI #WorldModels #AI

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

I'm hiring a Research Scientist (Geospatial Data Science & Ag Modeling)
🌍 NASA-funded research
🛰️ Remote sensing · GIS · Python
👩‍🔬 PI & supervisor: Dr. Yaping Xu
📍 Sam Houston State Univ. (TX)
Apply 👉 https://t.co/e14Pg0Nk2D

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

Excited to co-chair the 2026 UAS Symposium at #AAG2026 in San Francisco!
Theme: Mapping the Future
Join us for paper sessions, a keynote, and a poster competition with prizes!
📅 March 17-21 2026
Questions? Contact: [email protected]
#UAS #Geography #RemoteSensing #DroneTech

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

🌱 Call for Papers | MDPI Applied Sciences Special Issue

Submission Deadline: 20 March 2026
🔗 Submit Here: https://t.co/jPYUfPYWmo

#SoilScience #MachineLearning #RemoteSensing #PrecisionAgriculture #OpenAccessResearch #MDPI

[NIFA @USDA_NIFA]

Cheers to the New Year! Discover how research is shaping the future of beer, from robotic hop twining machines to preventing mycotoxin infections in barley malt. Explore how market structure impacts beer sales and new policy considerations. Learn more: https://t.co/eFRKvonfss

[NIFA @USDA_NIFA]

Rural areas face many challenges, but they also have many strengths. Discover how Hatch Multistate research is empowering rural families and tackling critical issues in health, economy and natural resources: https://t.co/DabLNPcGuU

[SHSU Department of Environmental and Geosciences @SHSUgeo]

🌟 Congratulations to Dr. Yaping Xu (PI), Dr. Josh Gilliland, Dr. Hannah Kerner (Arizona State), and Dr. Awal Ripendra (Prairie View A&M) on being awarded a 3-year $1.2 million NASA MUREP grant to advance climate resilience in agriculture.

[SHSU College of Science & Engineering Technology @shsucoset]

🚀 SHSU is leading a $1.2M NASA MUREP grant to develop a farmer-focused tool using NASA data to track climate impacts in the Sunbelt. Proud of Dr. Yaping Xu (PI) of @SHSUgeo & team for advancing climate resilience and STEM education! 🌍

#COSET #NASA #SHSU #SamHoustonState

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

🎉 Milestone! My YouTube channel Dr. Xu’s UAV Sensor Lab just hit 100 subs! 🚀 I share UAV flight & safety tutorials, LiDAR/multispectral sensors, remote sensing for ag & environment, plus hands-on with Pix4D, ArcGIS, Python & deep learning. Join me here👉 https://t.co/lo0PbTPuDq

[NIFA @USDA_NIFA]

DYK: NIFA’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is one of the first federal programs to directly advance food and nutrition security through education. Over the decades, EFNEP has reached nearly 36 million families and youths across the country: https://t.co/HFhAHbxxIg

[NIFA @USDA_NIFA]

NIFA is excited to join @USDA in supporting the @WhiteHouse Pledge to America’s Youth. Together, we're investing in bolstering AI education and empowering the next generation of innovators. Let's cultivate innovation for a brighter future!

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

🚨 Call for Papers!
I'm guest editing a Special Issue in MDPI Plants on Remote Sensing and AI for Plant Ecology and Agriculture 🌱🌍
📅 Deadline: August 30, 2025
🔗 Submit: https://t.co/E5Jf0S7Xnp

You're warmly invited to contribute! 📡✍️
#RemoteSensing #PlantScience #AI #UAV

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

5 fun DIY projects with old GPUs and CPUs https://t.co/1N6zphaA6E

[Yaping Xu (许亚平) @ypfranklin]

Yuneec H850 + 4K RGB-thermal Combo Camera Installation https://t.co/vnKUr0o4lD via @YouTube

[Reed Timmer, PhD @ReedTimmerUSA]

All roads in and out of Asheville, NC are still closed! It sounds like Asheville is still only accessible by air unless you head up from I26, and even then you will encounter closures before the city. This is an absolute mega disaster for western NC on the order of Hurricane Katrina

[Knoxville Police TN @Knoxville_PD]

Here is an overhead view from this morning of water levels in the Tennessee River near downtown Knoxville.

[AccuWeather @accuweather]

Aerial footage captures the extensive flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, as Helene submerged buildings.