The Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is pleased to announce its exceptional achievements in the ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2026. In the latest evaluation, LSGS has secured prominent international positions in two of its core disciplines, ranking 23rd globally in Geography and 24th globally in Remote Sensing. These placements underscore LSGS's str

16 Sep 2026

The Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS) is organizing a STEAM Talk Series with the aim of introducing daily life applications and potential developments in Geospatial Science. The series will cover a wide range of topics, including Land Surveying, Remote Sensing, Global Positioning System (GPS), Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Geographic Information Science (GIS), Underground Utilities Imaging and Diagnosis, Clim

10 Sep 2026

Ir Prof. Wallace Wai Lok LAI, Associate Head (Teaching) and Professor of the Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS), and Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Wenchao HE, were recently featured on Now TV’s programme Now Report. The team demonstrated an AI-powered system called the Water Intelligent Network, which uses a vehicle-towed ground-penetrating radar and pipeline robots to find underground water leaks. Ir Prof. LAI explained that agi

30 Aug 2026

On 28 August 2026, the LSGS Orientation Day was held successfully at PolyU, offering a warm and inspiring welcome to the incoming cohort of undergraduate and master's degree freshmen. The afternoon commenced with an opening address by Prof. Wu CHEN, Head of Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS), who introduced the department’s vision and highlighted the expanding frontiers of geospatial technology. The new students were encou

28 Aug 2026

From 19 to 21 August 2026, the Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) welcomed a delegation from the College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics of Tongji University for a dynamic three-day academic exchange. On 19 August, the visit commence with a series of expert lectures delivered by LSGS faculty members Prof. Xiaolin ZHU, Dr. Guoqiang SHI, and Dr. Xuanyu QU, followed by an afte

21 Aug 2026

We extend our warmest congratulations to our Year 2 student, Miss SHIM Cheuk Ying, on this outstanding achievement, which recognizes both her exceptional academic performance and her dedication to the field of Geospatial Science. Originally established in the 2022/23 academic year by the Sun Hung Kai Properties – Kwoks’ Foundation Limited, the scheme aims to nurture future talent across project management, construction, engineering, surveying, an

4 Aug 2026

Serving as a vital platform for academic exchange, talent recruitment, and institutional collaboration, the PolyU–Mainland Universities Geospatial Science Summer Camp 2026 successfully brought together faculty and students from LSGS and seven prestigious Mainland institutions, alongside key Hong Kong government representatives. The participating Mainland institutions included the School of Space Science and Technology at Shandong University, the

29 Jul 2026

From 19 to 29 July 2026, the Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS) co-hosted the second Summer School on Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing together with the Faculty of Geographical Science at Beijing Normal University (BNU) and the School of Resource and Environmental Sciences at Wuhan University (WHU). Spanning Beijing, Wuhan, and Hong Kong, the programme drew enthusiastic participation from students and fac

29 Jul 2026

From 14 to 20 July 2026, three students from the Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS) and five students from Department of Construction Management and Intelligence (CMI) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) traveled to Harbin to participate in the 4th Computational Urban Science: Urban Historical Space Computing and Modeling Workshop. Serving as an invaluable platform for academic exchange, spatial data research,

20 Jul 2026

We are delighted to announce that the Director of the Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Geomatics (RCAIG), Prof. Qihao WENG, Chair Professor of Geomatics and Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), has been elected as a Fellow of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) in 2026. This prestigious honor is r

13 Jul 2026