A group of students from LSGI2S03 recently embarked on a service learning program in Cambodia, where they spent a week volunteering in different communities across the country. The program, organized in partnership with local NGOs and community leaders, aimed to provide students with a unique cultural immersion experience while also making a positive impact in the lives of Cambodians. During their stay, the students participated in a range of act

23 May 2023

Engineering Surveys Limited (ESL) has kindly donated eight total stations and eight digital levels, with a total cost of around HKD$750,000, to the Survey Store of Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics to support various teaching activities. Indeed, business partners of ESL include excellent LSGI alumni, including Mr. Paul Chan (BSc '08) and Mr. Mike Au (BSc '08), and both of them have a strong tie with the department. They previously

4 May 2023

Nimbus Kwun Ho TSANG, Year-2 class representative of LSGI higher diploma, and Anakin Chun Hei CHAN, Year-1 undergraduate student of BRE, have dominated various indoor and outdoor rowing competitions on behalf of PolyU SAO Rowing Club. Nimbus and Anakin first earned the 2nd runner-up in the Men’s Double Sculls event final in the Hong Kong Universities Rowing Championships 2022, held on 25th December 2022. (see LSGI News) On 26th February 2023, Nim

6 Apr 2023

Initiated by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) and Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), the Remote Sensing and Environment Professional Alliance of Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macau Universities (referred to as the Professional Alliance) has been established on 22, March 2023 in Xuzhou, China. More than 100 leaders, scholars and students from 18 universities in Jiangsu, Hong Kong an

23 Mar 2023

The core members from Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) visited the JC STEM Lab of Earth Observations (JC STEM Lab) and discussed with the principal investigator – Prof. Qihao Weng and some major lab members about the potential collaborations on 6th Feb, 2023. ASTRI was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness throug

7 Feb 2023

On 7 Feb 2023, the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) successfully organized a research seminar. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Heipke from Leibniz Universität Hannover, Departmental Academic Advisor of LSGI, was invited to give a presentation on “Photogrammetric Computer Vision”. More than fifty staff, students, and guests from PolyU attended the seminar. Prof. Weng Qihao, a Chair Professor of Geomatics and Artificial Intelligenc

7 Feb 2023

Our Higher Diploma (HD) Second Year Student, Nimbus Kwun Ho TSANG, represents PolyU participating the Hong Kong Universities Rowing Championships 2022 held on 25 December 2022. Together with a first-year undergraduate student, Anakin Chun Hei CHAN from BRE, they took the first place in the Heat round, and 2nd runner up in the Final in the Men’s double sculls event. Nimbus is also the class representative of the HD programme in LSGI.   

20 Jan 2023

To share the latest career opportunities in various related disciplines for undergraduate and master’s degree students, the LSGI Career Talk 2023 was successfully held on 13 Jan 2023, at PolyU Campus. Ir Dr Wallace Lai, Associate Head in Teaching and Associate Professor, welcomed our guest speakers and kicked start the seminar with admission information for senior place of our bachelor's progrmame in 2023/24. Prior to this talk, we also invited t

16 Jan 2023

Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) received a delegation of six top-rank Malaysian land surveyors from Board of Land Surveyor Malaysia during 10-16 November 2022 and 9 – 13 January 2023. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 2-phase underground utility survey training at Q-Leak of Water Supplies Department of HKSAR Government, conducted by Ir Dr. Wallace Lai of LSGI, his research team, and several overseas/local trainers

13 Jan 2023

On 9 Jan 2023, LSGI received 2 delegations, 39 members from Hong Kong Institution of Engineers – ITD and 40 members from FCE alumni group. The first delegation was led by Ir Ricky Kwong, Chairman of IT Division while the second delegation composed PolyU alumni from different departments led by AAO colleagues. Tours to 2 laboratories of LSGI was arranged: i. Laboratory for Smart City and Spatial Big Data Analytics (Smart City Lab) (ZN607) ii. Remo

9 Jan 2023