Week 02 - Geospatial Infrastructure for Smart and Sustainable Cities | PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR)

Lecturers from Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI)

Mr CHAN Yue-chun

ex-head of Spatial Data Office, Development Bureau, HKSAR Government

Dr WANG Tianqi

Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering

+852 3400 8429
tianqi-aae.wang@polyu.edu.hk

Topic Overview:

This lecture presents essential digital geospatial infrastructure for smart, sustainable cities, addressing both data foundations and intelligence layers. It first reviews the development of Hong Kong’s Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI), the challenges encountered and resolved, and the developer’s personal insights. It then introduces core concepts of spatial intelligence for low altitude autonomy, progressing from single drone perception and planning to the principles of collaborative urban operations.

Key Topics:

For all and by all–the spatial journey of the CSDI of Hong Kong

The development of the CSDI in Hong Kong
The challenges overcome and personal experience gained from the exciting journey

From perception to planning: spatial intelligence for the low-altitude economy

Introduction of single-drone spatial intelligence for low-altitude autonomy
Challenges and solutions in collaborative low-altitude operations

Teaching Format:

Lecture and case studies