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LSGI successfully held its first Global
Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
School at PolyU
T h e G lo b a l N a v i g a t i o n
Satellite System (GNSS)
School on New GNSS
Algorithms and Techniques
for Earth Observations
( n G A T E o ) 2 0 1 2 w a s
successfully held on the
P o l y U c a m p u s o n 1 4 -
1 5 M a y 2 0 1 2 . H o s t e d
b y t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f
Land Surveying and Geo-
Informatics (LSGI) and
supported by the Faculty
o f C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d
Environment, the GNSS
School was also sponsored by the International Association
of Geodesy (IAG) and the International Association of Chinese
Professionals in Global Positioning Systems (CPGPS).
The first of its kind in Hong Kong, the GNSS School was one of
a series of LSGI activities to celebrate PolyU's 75th Anniversary.
Officiating the School were Professor Xiaoli Ding, Head and
Chair Professor of LSGI, and Dr George Liu, Assistant Professor
of LSGI.
One of the fastest growing technologies in modern society, GNSS
is an extension of Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies
that integrates multiple satellite-based positioning systems,
including the Chinese Beidou (Compass). With the present
GNSS technology, it is technically feasible to instantaneously
pinpoint any objects with an error of only a couple of millimeters
to centimeters or even less. With the aims to enhance academic
exchange between LSGI researchers and their international
peers as well as provide in-school MSc/PhD students an
opportunity to learn more about LSGI, nGATEo2012 offered all
participants an excellent forum to network and update their
knowledge in selected areas.
(IAG)
(CPGPS)
(GNSS) (GPS)
Chris Rizos
86%
97%83% 80%
Five internationally distinguished scholars from Asia, Australia,
Europe and USA were invited to give lectures during the twoday
event. After Prof. Ding's opening remarks, an invited speech
was delivered by Prof. Chris Rizos, President of IAG as well as
Professor & Head of School of Surveying & Spatial Information
Systems at the University of New South Wales in Australia. More
than 50 international participants from academia, industry and
government agencies in Hong Kong, mainland China, Australia,
and Korea were in attendance, including many in-school MSc/
PhD students from mainland China.
The feedback from the GNSS School participants was very
encouraging. A survey of them at the end of it showed that
many found the GNSS School useful (86%), informative (97%),
knowledgeable (83%), and interesting (80%). More than 85%
participants indicated that they would attend a similar GNSS
School in the future.
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