The Internet has become a ubiquitous platform for communicating and
disseminating geographic information. There are a plethora of online resources
and tools available to share information and develop a better understanding of
both our natural and built landscapes. With the recent advent of web 2.0 there
has been a rapid expansion in the number of online tools and technologies for
which we can learn, share and address issues facing society such as climate
change, food security and human well-being. Recently, a special issue "Internet
and Landscapes" of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903) has been published. This
special issue includes 6 papers which address new research developments in
online geographies and tools for landscape function, natural resource
management, and geospatial information services.
Click here to see a list of 6 papers that have been published in this special
issue.
Open Lectures at PolyU
and CUHK
LSGI Public Lecture on "Applications of
Geospatial Technologies in Health, Tourism, and Social Science Research" to
be presented by Prof. Mei-Po Kwan, Distinguished Professor of Social and
Behavioral Sciences, Ohio State University.
Date: 22 December 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 nn
Venue: CF304, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Read the lecture flyer
here.
CUHK Public Lecture on "Ten years of
Geographic Information Systems and Science" to be presented by Prof. Paul
Longley from the Department of Geography, University College London.
Date: 23 December 2011 (Friday)
Time: 10:30 am to 11:30 am
Venue: Room 303, Fok Ying Tung Remote Sensing Science Building, Chinese
University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Read the lecture flyer
here.
Geoinformatics 2012 Hong Kong (June 15-17, 2012,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
The Geoinformatics conference series was initiated by the International
Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences(CPGIS)
in 1992. This annual international conference has provided a unique forum for
exchanging ideas and knowledge on geo-information sciences between GIS
professionals worldwide. The 20th International Conference on Geoinformatics (Geoinformatics
2012) will be held on 15-17 June 2012 at Hong Kong SAR, China. The conference is
co-organized by Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, National Remote Sensing Center of China and The
International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information
Sciences (CPGIS). Please visit the
official website of Geoinformatics 2012 for more information.
International Symposium on Remote Sensing and GIS Methods
for Change Detection and Spatio-temporal Modelling (CDSM2011)
(December 15-16, 2011, Hong Kong Baptist University)
CDSM2011 is an official academic event of the International Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) in 2011. The aim of the symposium is
to further enhance international collaboration and scholar exchange in the field
of remote sensing change detection and spatio-temporal modelling. The opening
ceremony of CDSM2011 will be held on 15th December, 2011 from 9:00am to 9:40am
at WLB 103, Lam Woo International Conference Centre, Hong Kong Baptist
University.
Details about CDSM2011 can be found in its
official website.
Open Lectures at the
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Two academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) will
give open lectures at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on December 7, 2011.
They will present the latest developments of Location-based Services and 3D
Urban Environment Modeling in China. For more information, please read the
lecture flyer.
HKU 's <Hong Kong Tram
Trail> iPhone and Android Phone App
The Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning
and the Department of Urban Planning and Design of the University of Hong Kong (HKU)
have jointly developed the <Hong Kong Tram Trail> App with as one
of the 100th Anniversary activities of HKU. Using global positioning system
(GPS) and vehicle navigation technology, this iPhone and Android Phone App will
let users use location based service (LBS) to explore the urban history of Hong
Kong automatically when they are on the tram in Western District, Sheung Wan,
Central, and Wanchai - the oldest urban districts where modern Hong Kong
originates. This App is available in English, Cantonese and Putonghua.
For more information of the App and its installation in iPhones and Android
phones, please read the
instructions.
