Prof. Lai was interviewed by ViuTV to share his work on discovering WWII relics.
Prof. Lai brought Hong Kong's WWII ruins in 1941-45 back to life by demonstrating augmented reality models in 4D Hybrid Immersive Virtual Environment.
Prof. Lai demonstrated how to use Satellite Positioning technologies to mark the location of WWII relics.
Prof. Wallace LAI Wai-Lok, Associate Head (Teaching) of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) was recently featured on ViuTV’s renowned current affairs programme, "Now Report" (《經緯線》). This episode focused on revitalization of World War II air-raid shelters in Hong Kong and the challenges might be encountered.
During the programme, Prof. Lai shared how 21st-century geospatial and geophysical technologies are being applied to discover World War II relics. By using these technologies, the stories and history of that era can be uncovered and presented to the public.
For more details, watch the interview here: Youtube
Online coverage:
Viu TV - https://viu.tv/encore/now-report (19:59 - 22:15)
Now TV News - https://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=605872 (7:29 - 9:46)
