The PolyU Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) is committed to harnessing the versatile power of smart technologies and geospatial intelligence in building efficient, sustainable, and resilient cities. The Institute has earlier entered into a formal collaboration with the Moganshan Geospatial Information Laboratory to establish the Key Laboratory of Geospatial Knowledge Innovation, under the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Central People’s Government.
The Key Laboratory of Geospatial Knowledge Innovation will be co-directed by Prof. CHEN Jun, Director of Moganshan Geospatial Information Laboratory and Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Prof. DING Xiaoli, Director of RILS and Chair Professor of Geomatics at PolyU. Based oi Deqing, Zhejiang, the Moganshan Geospatial Information Laboratory is a national-level research and innovation platform jointly established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Zhejiang Province, dedicated to advancing geospatial science, technology breakthroughs, and international cooperation.
The new key laboratory focuses on three major challenges in geospatial information: dynamic geospatial information acquisition, systematic analysis, and knowledge services. Through interdisciplinary, cross-regional and cross-institutional research, the two sides aim to produce precise, reliable, and multidimensional dynamic global geospatial data, information, and knowledge products, while also strengthening talent development and professional exchange in the related fields. These outputs are expected to provide high-quality geospatial knowledge services for the United Nations’ ecological governance, disaster early warning, food security, climate change monitoring, and sustainable forest management.
About the Laboratory
Grounded in surveying and mapping science, the Key Laboratory of Geospatial Knowledge Innovation, Ministry of Natural Resources integrates multidisciplinary knowledge from geography, ecology, and other fields together with intelligent technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things for research on relevant theories, key technologies, and application models. The laboratory is steered and governed by leading experts from PolyU, Moganshan Geospatial Information Laboratory, and its partner institutions.
Management Committee
- Directors: CHEN Jun, DING Xiaoli
- Deputy Directors: LI Aiqin, CHEN Wu, PENG Shu, EWE Hong Tat
- Secretary General: SHAO Kejian
- Deputy Secretaries General: KWOK Yan Lam, DU Jiaming
Academic Committee
- Chair: YEH Jia-an
- Vice Chair: JIA Jinsheng
- Members: XU Bing, TIAN Haibo, JIANG Jie, SHI Wenzhong, SUN Weiwei
