Washington de Jesus Sant’Anna da Franca Rocha is a geologist and a master and doctor in Geology from the Federal University of Bahia, with an internship in Geographical Information Systems at GSC, Canada (1999), and a post-doctorate at ITC, University of Twente, the Netherlands (2016). He is a full professor at the State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), a member of the postgraduate program in Modeling in Earth and Environmental Sciences (PPGM), and a member of the Professional Master's Degree in Environmental Sciences Teaching Network (PROFCIAMB). He is a researcher and coordinates the Mapbiomas Caatinga, Mapbiomas Árida, and Portal Geocovid-19 Projects. He is a member of the National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) in the IN-TREE project: interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies in Ecology and Evolution.