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"Planetary Science" Workshop at ISPRS TCIII Mid-term Symposium on Remote Sensing, 4-8 November 2024, Belém, Brazil |
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The ISPRS
(International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical
Commission III Mid-term Symposium on Remote Sensing will be held in Belém,
Brazil, 4-8 November 2024. The ISPRS Working Group III/II "Planetary Remote
Sensing and Mapping" will organize a workshop on "Planetary Science" at the
Symposium. |
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing - Special Issue on “Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping” |
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The ISPRS
(International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing)
Working Group III/II “Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping” is currently
organizing a Special Issue on “Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping”
to be published by
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (a top journal in
the Remote Sensing area with an impact factor of 11.774).
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Workshop on "Lunar and Planetary Mapping, Remote Sensing and Gravity Fields" at 2023CGU |
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The 2023
Annual Meeting of Chinese Geoscience Union (CGU) was successfully held at Zhuhai,
China, during 14-18 October 2023. The Technical Committee on Deep Space Remote
Sensing and Geomatics of the Chinese Society of Surveying and Mapping organized
a Workshop on "Lunar and Planetary Mapping, Remote Sensing and Gravity Fields"
at the 2023CGU. 22 oral presentations covering various topics in lunar and
planetary mapping and remote sensing were delivered during the Workshop. |
"Deep Space Explorations" Workshop at the PAIR Conference 2023 |
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The PolyU
Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR) Conference 2023 was successfully
held from May 8 to 11, 2023 in Hong Kong. The Research Centre for Deep Space
Explorations (RCDSE) organized a workshop on "Deep Space Explorations" during
the conference on May 10. |
Research Assistant Professor Positions Opening for Application |
The Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) and the Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University are looking for suitable candidates for two Research Assistant Professor (RAP) positions:
A highly competitive package including a medical benefits plan and a gratuity
payable upon completion of the term which is normally for three years initially,
with possibility of extension for another three years. |
PolyU and Hong Kong Space Museum collaborate on “Moon | Mars VR” interactive exhibition |
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
has collaborated with the Hong Kong Space Museum to showcase an interactive
exhibit “Moon | Mars VR”, starting on 3 December 2022 for one year. The virtual
reality exhibit, powered by PolyU’s cutting-edge technology that assists the
Nation’s space missions, allows the public to experience spacewalking and
explore the landing sites of Chang’e-4 and Tianwen-1 spacecrafts on the Moon and
Mars. The launch ceremony was held today at the Museum. |
LI Yuan's PhD Dissertation Won 2020/21 FCE Award for Outstanding PhD Theses |
Congratulations to LI Yuan,
whose PhD dissertation won the 2020/21 FCE Award for Outstanding PhD Theses. |
Chief Designers of the Tianwen-1 and Chang'E-4 Probes Visited the PRSLab |
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The chief designer of the Tianwen-1 Mars
probe, SUN Zezhou, the executive director of the Chang’E-4 lunar probe, ZHANG
He, and the entry system designer of the Tianwen-1 Mars probe, DONG Jie, visited the
Planetary Remote Sensing Laboratory (PRSLab) on 23 June 2021. Prof. Bo Wu and
members of the PRSLab met the guests, and had fruitful discussion and exchange
with them. |
PolyU contributes to the Nation’s first Mars mission with multidisciplinary research |
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Two research teams at The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University (PolyU) contributed to the Nation’s first Mars
exploration project Tianwen-1. By harnessing their extensive experience in the
field of aerospace science and technology, as well as their commitment to
research excellence, PolyU researchers played an important role in the Tianwen-1
mission, in collaboration with the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
Professor WU Bo helped identify possible landing regions with advanced
topographic mapping and geomorphological analysis technologies. Professor YUNG
Kai-leung developed a sophisticated space instrument, the “Mars Landing
Surveillance Camera (Mars Camera)”, for capturing images of the surroundings of
the Red Planet and monitoring the status of the Zhurong Mars rover. |
Chang'E-4 Landing Site Paper Awarded First Prize for Best Scientific Paper in GIS from ASPRS |
Prof. Bo Wu of the Department
of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) and his research team have won
first place in the 2021 ESRI Award for Best Scientific Paper in Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) from the American Society for Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing (ASPRS). Co-authored with He Zhang, the Deputy Chief Designer of the
Chang’E-4 probe, partners from the China Academy of Space Technology, as well as
postgraduate students of Prof. Wu and research staff at LSGI, the paper
describes the innovative lunar topographic mapping and geomorphological analysis
that contributed to identifying the best landing site of Chang’E-4 on the far
side of the Moon in 2019. Entitled “Topographic and Geomorphological Mapping and
Analysis of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site on the Far Side of the Moon,” the paper
was published in the April 2020 issue of the ASPRS flagship journal -
Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS). |
[Remote Sensing] Special Issue: Planetary 3D Mapping, Remote Sensing and Machine Learning |
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Dr. Bo Wu Receives the Leader of the Year Award 2019 |
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In recognition of his achievement
in lunar topographic mapping and geomorphological analysis for help
finding the best landing site on the far side of the Moon for the
Chinese space mission of Chang’e 4, Dr Bo Wu of the Department of Land
Surveying and Geo-Informatics was recently honoured by the Sing Tao News
Corporation Ltd. with a Leader of the Year Award 2019 in its
Education/Professions/Technology & Innovation category. Prof. Yung Kai-leung
of PolyU’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering was the
other recipient of this award for the Camera Pointing System which
enabled Chang’e 4 to send back stunning panoramic images of the lunar
surface. |
SCIENCE CHINA Publishes a Theme Issue on Chang'E-4 Lunar Probe |
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Research Project Funded by RGC Research Impact Fund (RIF) |
The Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) announced the funding results of the
Research Impact Fund (RIF) 2019/20.
In the 2019/20 Exercise, the RGC received 182 preliminary proposals, 46 proposals
were shortlisted for submission of full proposals and 18 proposals were selected
for interview. Finally, 11 proposals were funded with a total amount of $72.7
million (exclusive of on-costs). |
The 1st China Space Science Assembly |
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The 1st
China Space Science Assembly was successfully held in
Xiamen, China, from October 25 to 28, 2019. |
The 2019 ISPRS Geospatial Week and Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping Workshop (PRSM2019) |
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The 2019 ISPRS
(International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Geospatial Week was successfully held in
Enschede, The Netherlands, during 10-14 June 2019. The
ISPRS Working Group III/II "Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping" organized the
2019 Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping Workshop (PRSM2019) during the
Geospatial Week on 13-14 June 2019. The PRSM2019 includes five sessions covering
the topics of Planetary Mapping, Planetary Photogrammetry, Planetary Remote
Sensing, Feature Extraction from Planetary Data, and the Chang’E-4 Mission.
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The 3rd Symposium on Payload Technologies and Data Processing of China's First Mars Exploration Mission |
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The Third
Symposium on Payload Technologies and Data Processing of China's First Mars
Exploration Mission was successfully held in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, during June 4-6, 2019. The
PIs of the main payloads, engineers, and scientists met together and had fruitful discussion
about the payload technologies and scientific returns. |
Visit of Prof. Stephanie Werner (University of Oslo) for Research Collaborations |
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Prof.
Dr. Stephanie C. Werner, a Professor in Geophysics and Planetary Sciences from
University of Oslo, Norway, visited the Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping (PRSM)
Group of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from 17 to 23 March 2019
for research collaborations on planetary sciences. |
PolyU provides multi-disciplinary support to the nation’s historic landing on the far side of the Moon |
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University (PolyU) proudly supported the nation’s current lunar exploration,
Chang’e-4 lunar probe, which successfully performed the historic landing on the
far side of the Moon on 3 January 2019. Adopted by Chang’e-4 mission was PolyU’s
advanced technologies, namely the design and development of an advanced Camera
Pointing System, and an innovative lunar topographic mapping and
geomorphological analysis technique in landing site characterisation for the
space craft. |
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A New Book "Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping" Published by Taylor & Francis |
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A new book "Planetary
Remote Sensing and Mapping" has been published by Taylor & Francis Group/CRC
Press. Edited by Bo Wu, Kaichang Di (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Jürgen Oberst
(German Aerospace Center), and Irina Karachevtseva (Moscow State University of
Geodesy and Cartography), this book offers new insights and timely updates on
the research and developments in planetary remote sensing and mapping. |
The CNSA-ESA Lunar Science Workshop |
The CNSA (China National Space Administration) -
ESA (European Space Agency) Workshop on “Chinese-European Cooperation in Lunar
Science” was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 16-18 July 2018.
This Workshop covers the current and near-future lunar science activities taking
place in China and in Europe.
Scientists and engineers from both sides meet together to explore common and
synergistic areas of lunar science interest and expertise.
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The 2nd Symposium on Payload Technologies and Data Processing of China's First Mars Exploration Mission |
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The Second
Symposium on Payload Technologies and Data Processing of China's First Mars
Exploration Mission was successfully held in Zhuhai, China, during June 15-17, 2018. The
PIs of the main payloads, engineers, and scientists had fruitful discussion
about various aspects of the mission. |
The ISPRS TC III Symposium |
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The ISPRS
(International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical
Commission III Symposium on "Developments, Technologies and applications in
Remote Sensing" was successfully held in Beijing, China, during May 7-10, 2018. |
2017 International Symposium on Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping |
From 13 to 16 August 2017, PolyU hosted an International Symposium on
Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping as part of its 80th anniversary
celebrations. Jointly organized by the International Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) and PolyU’s Department of Land
Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) with the support of an organizing
committee chaired by Dr Bo Wu, the Symposium provides an
interdisciplinary forum for leading scientists and researchers from
different countries to share the latest research and developments from
the recent missions exploring the Moon, Mars, and other planets by NASA,
ESA (European Space Agency), China, and other countries. |
Dr. Bo Wu Appointed Associate Editor of International Journal PE&RS |
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Dr. Bo Wu, Associate
Professor of the Department of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics (LSGI)
has been appointed associate editor of the International Journal
Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS) from May 2017.
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Video "Integrated 3D Mapping Model" Posted by Hong Kong Research Grants Council |
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Dr. Bo Wu Serves as an IEB Member of the International Journal "The Photogrammetric Record" |
Since December 2016, Dr. Bo Wu serves as an
IEB
(International Editorial Board) member of the International Journal "The
Photogrammetric Record" as a representative in Asia. |
Postdoctoral Fellow Position Opening for Application |
A Postdoctoral Fellow position is opening
for application at the Department of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics of The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, starting from July 2017 or a later date.
The successful candidate will work on one or more research projects related to photogrammetry, planetary mapping, or other topics. |
HKIS CPD Talk |
On 29 September 2016, Dr. Bo Wu was invited to give a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) talk for HKIS (Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors) members about "3D Mapping from Multi-Platform Multi-Sensor Data in Urban Areas". In the CPD talk, Dr. Wu presented the latest developments in photogrammetry and data fusion for accurate 3D mapping in urban areas by integrating multi-platform multi-sensor remote sensing data. Dr. Wu also shared his experience and views in developing novel 3D mapping technologies and the impact of the advancement of geomatics to smart city development.
The CPD talk attracted over 80
participants from government departments and local companies. |
The 2016 ISPRS XXII Congress |
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The once-every-four-years congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) was taken place on 12-19 July 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic. This ISPRS XXIII Congress attracted over 2,200 participants from 88 countries across the world. There were more than 1500 presentations organized in different technical and theme sessions. 77 companies exhibited their products during the Congress exhibition period. These make this ISPRS Congress a great place to share knowledge, learn, meet scientists and professionals working with geospatial technology.
Dr. Bo Wu chaired the technical session "II/1 - Spatio-temporal Modeling" on July 13 and the technical session "II/6 - Geovisulization and Virtual Reality" on July 15 and made two presentations in the congress period. One presentation is "Integration of GIS and BIM for Indoor Geovisual Analytics" in the technical session of Geovisulization and Virtual Reality and the other is "Shape and Albedo from Shading for Pixel-level DEM Generation from Monocular Images Constrained by Low-resolution DEM" in the technical session of Planetary Mapping.
PhD student, Yiran Wang made a presentation "Comparison and Co-Registration of DEMs Generated from Mars CTX and HiRISE Images" in the technical session of Planetary Mapping. Postdoctoral Fellow, Han Hu made a presentation "Texture-Aware Dense Image Matching Using Ternary Census Transfrom" in the technical session of Orientation and Surface Reconstruction.
The next ISPRS Congress will be held from 12 to 18 July 2016, in Nice, France. |
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International Symposium on Lunar and Planetary Science 2016 |
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International Symposium on Lunar and Planetary Science 2016 was held in Wuhan, China from
June 9 to 10,
2016. This international symposium aims at
the international academic exchange on the topics of processing, analysis,
research and applications of lunar and planetary exploration data. The Symposium attracted more than
180 participants from USA, Japan, France, Italy, South Korea, China, Hong Kong
and Macau to present the latest results of research in planetary science. |
International Workshop on Advanced Geospatial Technology and Urban Applications |
The
International Workshop on Advanced Geospatial Technology and Urban Applications was
successfully held on 26-27 May 2016 at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This
workshop brings scientists and practitioners together to share experiences,
practices and new insights on latest geospatial technology application in urban
areas. |
“Novel Integrated 3D Mapping Model” Won Top Awards at the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva |
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A
project entitled “Novel Integrated 3D Mapping Model” undertaken by the
research team leading by Dr. Bo Wu has won the “Gold Medal” and the
“Special Merit Award (R. Alekseev Award) from Nizhny Novgorod State
Technical University, Russia” at the 44th International Exhibition of
Inventions of Geneva. The Awards presentation ceremony was held in
Geneva on April 17, 2016. Read the story in:
China Daily:
A new dimension in the space war |
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Dr. Bo Wu Receives the 2016 Talbert Abrams Award of ASPRS |
Dr. Bo Wu, associate professor of the Department of Land Surveying and
Geo-Informatics, was selected as the First Honorable Mention recipient
of the 2016 Talbert Abrams Award by the American Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) for his paper published in the
society’s journal Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS).
The Talbert Abrams Award was established in 1945 to encourage the
recording of current, historical, engineering, and scientific
developments in photogrammetry. |
ISPRS Workshop on Planetary Mapping: Results from Current Missions |
The
ISPRS Workshop on Planetary Mapping was taken place in Berlin, Germany from
September 24 to 25, 2015 under the auspices of the ISPRS Working Group IV/8:
Planetary Mapping and Spatial Databases. This workshop attracted over 60
researchers from NASA, USGS, ESA, DLR and other universities to present results
from recent missions to planets, satellites, and small Solar System bodies.
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New Research Project Funded by Research Grants Council of Hong Kong |
A new research project "High-Resolution and High-Precision 3D Modeling of Lunar Topography by Integrating Multi-Image Shape-from-Shading, Image Matching and Range Data" has been funded by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong - General Research Fund (GRF). Dr. Bo Wu serves as the Principal Investigator of the project and the project will be 3 years from 01/2016 to 01/2019. |
NATURE INDEX: 2014 CHINA – Hong Kong |
A
global indicator of high-quality research, Nature Index, has referred to the
work of Dr Bo Wu of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics in a
recent analysis of the research produced by the universities in Hong Kong (NATURE
INDEX: 2014 CHINA – Hong Kong, Nature, 516, S64–S65, 18 December
2014). Dr Wu's landmark paper on lunar topographic models in Earth Planetary
Science Letters was one of five articles published in the field of
geo-sciences that accounted for 9% of the weighted fractional count (WFC) for
PolyU.
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Chang'E-3 Landing Site Mapping and Analysis: Findings Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters |
In
a recently paper published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Dr. Bo
Wu and
several co-authors
report their findings with regards to
the Chang'E-3 landing site mapping and analysis. |
LSGI's innovative lunar mapping techniques on show in the "Exhibition on China's Lunar Exploration Programme" at Science Museum |
An
exhibition on China's Lunar Exploration Programme was launched on 21 July 2014
at the Hong Kong Science Museum.
The exhibition features specially designed interactive exhibits,
including the lunar lander for Chang'E-3, the Yutu Lunar Rover, Long March
rockets, simulations of the launch site and the lunar rover. PolyU's
participation in the space technology used for the Chang'E-3 mission,
such as the innovative lunar mapping techniques and products developed by Dr Bo
Wu, Assistant Professor of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
(LSGI), and his team
are also showcased in the exhibition.
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ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium 2014 |
The ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium 2014: "Geo-spatial databases and location based services" was held in Suzhou, China from May 14 to 16, 2014. This Symposium attracted more than 200 participants from different countries and regions to attend. The themes of the Symposium include: Methods for the Update and Verification of Geospatial Databases, Global Status of Mapping and Geospatial Database Updating, Global DEM Interoperability, Geospatial Data Infrastructure, Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications, Sensor Web and Internet of Things, 3D Indoor Modeling and Navigation, Planetary Mapping and Spatial Databases, Computing Optimization for Spatial Databases and Location based Services, Global Land Cover Mapping and Services, LBS and Ubiquitous Cartography.
Dr. Bo Wu gave a presentation about "Multi-source data integration for lunar topographic mapping and analysis" in the Planetary Mapping session of the Symposium.
Details about this Symposium can be found in its official website. |
Dr. Bo Wu Receives the 2014 John I. Davidson President's Award of ASPRS |
Dr. Bo Wu, assistant professor of the Department of
Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, was selected as the third place recipients
of the 2014 John I. Davidson President's Award for Practical Papers by the
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). The John I.
Davidson Award was established in 1979 to encourage and commend individuals who
publish papers of practical or applied value in photogrammetric engineering &
remote sensing. |