Qingsheng Liu received the B.S. degree in Ore deposits from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, China, in 1993, the M.S. degree in Mathematical Geology from China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, China, in 1996, and the Ph.D. degree in Cartography and Geographical Information Systems from Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, in 1999. He research interests is “Research on the application of remote sensing and GIS in resource and environmental assessment”.