The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Development Bureau
Professional Geospatial Theme Talk
Details
Theme
Environment and Health
A series of talks and workshops related to the theme will be held in the coming months
1. Talk - GIS in Public Health Management and Practice
2. Talk - Environmental Management – Remote Sensing Perspective
3. Workshop - Disease Mapping and environmental monitoring
Objective
As an important spatial data source, remote sensing images have been widely used to record the current states of the physical environment at various spatial scales and to keep tracks of changes left behind due to natural and human causes. This talk will introduce some basics of remote sensing and how remote sensing data are applied to understand and study the local environment and also the world.
Intended Audience
Parties and individuals interested in spatial data
Activities
1. Professional Geospatial Theme Talk – “Environmental Management – Remote Sensing Perspective”
2. Q&A session
3. Tour in Geospatial Lab, with showcases and demonstrations (Face-to-face format only)
| Date: |
03 September 2022 at 10:00 – 12:00 |
| Venue: |
Geospatial Lab (Units 915-918, 9/F, Tower 1, Millennium City 1, 388 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon) or online (Hybrid format) |
| Guest Lecturer: | Dr. Frankie Wong, Executive Committee of HKGISA, Senior Lecturer of Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| (Please refer to “Introduction of Guest Lecturer” for details) |
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| Language: |
Cantonese, supplemented by English teaching materials |
Registration Details
- Please register via the registration link
- Quota: 30 (first-come-first-served)
- Free of charge
- Successful applicants will be notified individually by phone or email
*Geospatial Lab reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the activity
Introduction of Guest Lecturer
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.
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.
Enquiries
Please contact the Geospatial Lab via 3708 7260, WhatsApp 9187 2916 or email services@csdigeolab.gov.hk
