LSGI held the International Conference on Geomatics Education – Challenges and Prospects (ICGE) on 10-12 May 2023

The International Conference on Geomatics Education – Challenges and Prospects (ICGE) was successfully held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University during 10 – 12 May 2023. The ICGE is organized by the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI), co-organized by the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, sponsored by International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS); co-sponsored by International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and International Cartographic Association (ICA); supported by Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineering Surveyors (HKIES).

Near 100 participants from local and other 13 countries attended while 34 of participants gave presentations in Geomatics education. There were diverse and knowledgeable group of individuals came together to share their insights on Geomatics education. Every sharing, engagement, and contribution made this conference a great success.

During the opening ceremony, Prof. Xiangdong LI, Dean of Faculty of Construction and Environment gave welcome remarks, followed by the opening addresses by Sr CHANG Kwok Fai, Deputy Director of SMO, Lands Department of HKSAR Government; Prof. Derek Lichti from ISPRS and Prof. Tao WANG from ICA. There were total of 9 sessions throughout the Conference, including Session 1: Web-based Tools for Surveying Education, Session 2: Curricula Development, Session 3: Promotion of Young Professional, Session 4: Multi‐level Education, Session 5/6: Promotion of Materials on Geomatics & Emerging Techniques in Surveying, Session 7/8: Multi‐level Surveying Education & Cost-effective Surveying Education and Session 9: Innovation for Asset Management.

Below are keynote presentations of ICGE.

Keynote Speech 1: Sailing Through Radical Changes in the Geomatics Education

by Prof. Liqiu MENG, Technical University of Munich

Keynote Speech 2: Integrating New and Emerging Concepts into a Geomatics Engineering Curriculum

by Prof. Derek LICHTI, The University of Calgary

Keynote Speech 3: Experiences from several Erasmus+ Education Projects

by Prof. Georg GARTNER, Vienna University of Technology

Their contributions helped us explore new ideas and perspectives on Geomatics education.

We are delighted to see much fruitful sharing and discussions that took place during these 3 days. The connections and relationships formed during the conference will undoubtedly continue to benefit our community and discipline for years to come.

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