Yangzhao Gong (second from left) received the 1st-order Best Paper Award
Shiwei Yu (fifth from left) received the 2nd-order Best Paper Award
In the very recent 2019 Annual Forum of the International Association of the Chinese Professionals of Global Positioning Systems (CPGPS) held at Wuhan, China, during 20-22 July 2019, two PhD students from the Department of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics (LSGI), PolyU, Mr. Yangzhao Gong and Mr. Shiwei Yu, won the “1st-order Best Paper Award” and the “2nd-order Best Paper Award”, respectively. Both of them are under Dr. George Zhizhao Liu’s supervision at the Micro-Laboratory of Atmospheric Research and Geomatics Engineering (Micro-LARGE), LSGI, and both papers were coauthored with Dr. Liu.
Yangzhao’s paper titled “Investigation of Attenuation Impact of High Speed Train Window Glass on GNSS Signals” for the first time analyzed the signal quality and positioning performance of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) under the impact of window glass of High Speed Train. This knowledge will be very valuable as the High Speed Railway network has the potential to serve as a dynamic multi-function platform for Earth Observation System (EOS), particularly for the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)-based Earth Observations (EO).
Shiwei’s paper titled “Study of ionosphere-related parameters’ variation based on GNSS data under the impact of the 2012 tropical cyclone Tembin in Hong Kong region” studied the correlation between tropical cyclones and the ionospheric disturbance. This work aimed to study tropical cyclone properties based on the abundant GNSS signals. Hong Kong, a typical coastal city, on average experiences 5 to 6 tropical cyclones each year and suffers significant threats to the residents’ safety and security, not to mention the enormous economic losses and property damages.
The 2019 CPGPS Annual Forum attracted more than 200 participants from universities, research institutions, and industry in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and the overseas. The CPGPS, established in 2001 and headquartered in Canada, is an international association consisting of worldwide Chinese professionals aiming to promote the art and science of navigation, particularly the satellite-based Global Navigation Satellite Systems, including the U.S. Global Positioning System and Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
