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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. 44
PolyU Education Info Day 2012 The Faculty of Construction and Environment had a field day promoting its four departments to hundreds of visitors on 6 October 2012, PolyU's annual Education Info Day. Besides info seminars on various topics related to construction and environment, there were guided visits to many lab facilities, including the Construction Virtual Prototyping Laboratory, the Solar Simulation Laboratory, the Intelligent Building Laboratory, as well as the Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Laboratory. Prospective students and their parents gathered much useful information about the different disciplines that they could choose from for their further studies. All in all, it was a fruitful day for those who attended. 2012 2012 45
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