Xingong Li

Xingong Li is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Geography at the University of Kansas. His research focuses on geospatial technologies for analyzing surface water dynamics, terrain analysis, and spatiotemporal data frameworks. He teaches courses in spatial analysis, geospatial programming, and water resources applications. His work integrates remote sensing, GIS, and computational models to address environmental challenges such as lake dynamics, solar radiation modeling, and climate impacts on hydrology.

Key research interests include: surface water mapping, terrain shading algorithms, and spatiotemporal data frameworks. He has published extensively in journals like Remote Sensing of Environment, Transactions in GIS, and Water Resources Research. Recent studies investigate Tibetan Plateau lake changes, solar radiation modeling in mountainous regions, and GIS applications for cultural heritage mapping.

Publications span 1995–2022 with over 50 peer-reviewed articles. His work bridges computational methods with environmental science, emphasizing interdisciplinary GIS applications.