Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Development (SDGs): From Coastal Management to Urban Air Quality
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Date
28 Apr 2026
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Organiser
Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) & Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS)
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Time
11:30 - 12:30
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Venue
TU107 Map
Speaker
Prof. Muhammad Imran Shahzad
Remarks
Moderator: Sr Prof. Charles WONG, Associate Dean, FCE, Professor, LSGI, member of RILS
Summary
Prof. Imran’s lecture titled: “Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Development (SDGs): From Coastal Management to Urban Air Quality” will explore how modern remote sensing, GIS, and data-driven environmental intelligence support multiple SDGs. Using case studies from the Indus Delta, Arabian Sea, Baluchistan coast, Karachi megacity, and GCC countries, he will highlight emerging tools for monitoring coastal change, land subsidence, marine pollution, extreme climate events, and urban air‑quality degradation. This talk is especially relevant for students and faculty interested in coastal processes, environmental geography, sustainability science, climate impacts, and geospatial technologies. Attendees will gain firsthand insights into how integrated Earth observation systems can support national planning, environmental resilience, and sustainable development agendas.
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Muhammad Imran Shahzad
Geospatial Scientist and Chairman
Department of Meteorology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
Prof. Imran has more than 10 years of interdisciplinary experience of coastal and marine environmental monitoring, climate–ecosystem interactions, air quality research, and advanced Earth observation analytics. Prof. Imran graduated from LSGI-PolyU in 2014. He leads the Earth & Atmospheric Remote Sensing Lab (EARL) and has served in various national and international scientific roles, including Visiting Research Scientist at Qatar University and technical advisor to Pakistan’s National Spatial Data Infrastructure initiative. His research integrates satellite remote sensing, in situ oceanographic measurements, AI‑based geospatial modeling, and environmental policy analysis to address complex sustainability challenges. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers, and supervised more than 40 graduate theses, including PhD research on marine, coastal, and atmospheric systems. His project portfolio-spanning marine pollution assessment, tidal energy potential mapping, coastal vulnerability analyses, atmospheric visibility modeling, and regional air-quality diagnostics-demonstrates strong contributions to both scientific knowledge and evidence-based environmental governance.
