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December 18, 2014
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The 2nd CUHK ISEIS-United Nations Internship Programme Concluded with Success

The Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) of the United Nations (UN) have jointly launched an internship programme since 2013. CUHK postgraduate students are offered internship opportunities in the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) in the headquarters of ESCAP in Bangkok...


November 28, 2014
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CUHK ISEIS Held International Conference on Virtual Geographic Environments

The Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) successfully hosted the international conference on ‘Geo-Process Modeling in VGE: Managing and Sharing Geographic Knowledge’ recently. Virtual geographic environments (VGE) is a new generation of geographic analysis platform evolved from maps and geographic information systems (GIS)...


November 27, 2014
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CUHK to Host the Seventh CAE Academicians Lecture Series Open for Online Registration

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will hold the seventh Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) Academicians Visit Programme from 2 to 5 December 2014. Three distinguished academicians including Prof. Liu Depei of the Division of Health Engineering, Prof. Guo Renzhong and Prof. Li Jiancheng of the Division of Civil Hydraulic and Architecture Engineering will visit CUHK for academic exchange...


October 22, 2014
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CUHK ISEIS Develops a New Storm Surge Prediction System Accurately Predicted Sea Level Rise in Hong Kong Caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi

Supported by the Innovation and Technology Fund, Professor Pan Jiayi of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and his research group develop a new storm surge prediction system that can predict marine dynamical environment of Hong Kong coastal sea. The system generated highly precise forecasts on sea level rise of the storm surge when Typhoon Kalmaegi hit the Hong Kong SAR in September...


August 11, 2014
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CUHK Analyses and Evaluates Yunnan Ludian Earthquake to Help Disaster Relief Work

At 16:30:10 (GMT +8) on 3 August 2014, an earthquake of magnitude Mw6.1 hit the Ludian County of Zhaotong in Yunnan Province (according to U.S. Geological Survey, or USGS). As the Hong Kong base of the National Remote Sensing Center of China (NRSCC), the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has cooperated with NRSCC), the Academy of Opto-Electronics of the Chinese Academy of Science...


July 10, 2014
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CUHK eMotion - Connecting the Space and the Earth

When a city is suffering from floods, how do we get the latest report on the disaster?
When a forest fire takes place, how can we form a full picture of its impact?
When an oil spill occurs, how can we most immediately monitor the pollution?
You don't have to go far to get the answers. They can be found inside the spherical structure on the hilltop on CUHK campus. The installation is called the Satellite Remote Sensing Receiving Station...


May 14, 2014
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CUHK Prof. Lin Hui Lectured on Modern Satellite Remote Sensing Science and Technology in Sri Lanka To Commemorate Sir Arthur C Clarke

Prof. Lin Hui, Professor of the Department of Geography and Resource Management and Director of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was invited by the Ministry of Technology and Research of Sri Lanka to deliver the Sixth Annual Memorial Lecture to commemorate Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur C. Clarke in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Professor Lin shared his insights in environmental monitoring with satellite remote sensing and virtual geographic environments...


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