• Introduce the basic concepts and importance of spatial data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to the general public
  
  
• Illustrate the advantages of using spatial data and GIS in our daily lives

Interested parties or individuals

 1. Professional Geospatial Talk – “Introduction to spatial data and Geographic Information System (GIS)”

2. Discussion session

3. Tour in Geospatial Lab, with showcases and demonstrations

Date:         9 September 2021 at 15:00 – 17:00
Venue:      Geospatial Lab (Units 915-918, 9/F, Tower 1, Millennium City 1, 388 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon)
Speaker:  Dr Frankie Wong, Executive Committee Member of HKGISA
                  (Please refer to “Introduction of Speaker” for details)
Language: Cantonese, supplemented by English teaching materials

• Please register via the registration link
  
  
• Quota: 30 (first-come-first-served)
  
  
• Free of charge
  
  
• Participants who successfully sign up will be notified individually by phone or email. Those who have not received any notification will be deemed as unsuccessful

*Geospatial Lab reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the activity

Dr Frankie Wong

Dr Frankie Wong is currently a senior lecturer of Department of Geography Resource Management, and the Associate Dean (Student Affairs) of the Faculty of Social Science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His teaching fields are in remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems. His research interests include spatial mapping and analysis, technology-enhanced teaching and learning in geography discipline such as location-based learning, augmented reality and virtual reality. He has led many research projects to foster the application of advanced technologies in geography education.

Dr Wong obtained his MPhil and PhD in CUHK.

Please contact the Geospatial Lab via 37087260, WhatsApp 46360689 or email services@csdigeolab.gov.hk