Professor John Shi (forth from left), Director of the PolyU Smart Cities Research Institute, and his research team.
Professor John Shi (left) introduces the mobile mapping backpack. It can carry out continuous data collection in different complex indoor and outdoor environments, for measuring cities and obtaining 3D maps with centimeter-level, in support of wide smart cities applications.
Led by Professor John Shi, the team developed a software system which integrates remote sensing object recognition and AI algorithms to assist the Civil Engineering and Development Department to recognise landslides.
Based on the self-developed Spatiotemporal Big Data Platform, Professor John Shi and his team have developed a visualisation platform for COVID-19 onset risk to showcase the latest developments and short-term forecasts of the epidemic.
On 26 April, a press conference was conducted at PolyU by Prof. John Shi, Chair Professor of LSGI and Director of Smart Cities Research Institute to share a number of cutting-edge patented technologies and research by his research group. These projects help address various societal issues, including the revitalisation of old buildings, slope safety, prevention and control of the COVID19 pandemic, and the construction of spatial data infrastructure, hoping to provide comprehensive solutions for smart city development in Hong Kong and the Nation.
The project Smart Cities Research Platform received a Gold Medal at this year’s Special Edition 2021 Invention Geneva Evaluation Days- Virtual Event.
Other research projects shared:
- Three-dimensional (3D) Mobile Mapping System: Providing accurate 3D maps to support wide smart city applications
- AI-based Landslide Recognition: Reporting landslide and facilitating disaster control
- Spatiotemporal Prediction of COVID-19 Onset Risk: To help public health agencies formulate more precise prevention and control strategies
