ABOUT Facilities:Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & GIS Research Laboratories

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & GIS Research Laboratories

(HC212-215)

The GIS and GIS Research Laboratories (http://geog.hku.hk/gislab) house a unique collection of high-end mapping and GIS facilities that offer a user-friendly environment to students for hands-on practicals, small-group projects, workshops, and other research activities.

The Laboratories have a local area network of 25 desktop computers and two servers housing the mass storage devices and applications software. A wide variety of inputoutput devices featuring digitising tablets, image/slide scanners, colour scanners, colour laser printers, large format colour plotters, pocket PCs or Personal Data Assistants, GPS receivers, and laptop computers are available. A large suite of applications software provides state-of-the-art capabilities for spatial data processing, image analysis, mapping, modelling, statistical analysis, and visualization. The GIS Laboratory also holds a small collection of digital data (maps, orthophotos, satellite imageries) of selected areas of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta for teaching and research purposes.