- 3D urban floodplain mapping using airborne LiDAR and optical imagery, funded by Natural Resources Canada
- Investigating the influence of vegetation density and transportation network density on spatial distribution of crime in the city of Toronto, a master research project, 2014-2016
- Developing automated algorithms to extract windows from MLS data, a master research project, 2014-2016
- Estimation of carbon storage in urban trees using multispectral airborne laser scanning data, a master research project, 2014-2016
- Urban roadside tree inventory using a mobile laser scanning system, a master project, 2013-2016
- Estimating ground-level PM2.5 concentration in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region of China using MODIS AOD and ground measurements, a master research project, 2014-2016
- 3D spatial modeling of Canada’s critical infrastructure using mobile LiDAR Technology, funded by NSERC, 2011-2016
- RADARSAT-2/COSMO-SkyMed PolSAR for sea ice mapping around the east coast of Canada, funded jointly by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Italian Space Agency (ASI), 2014-2016
- A Software Tool for Automated Extraction of Pavement Cracks from Mobile LiDAR Data, funded by NSERC, 2015
- Data processing and analysis in support of crop inventory mapping in Ontario and Manitoba, funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2011-2012
- Automated Extraction of Topographic Attributes from DEMs to support Digital Soil Mapping, funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2010-2011
- High-resolution Solar Energy Potential Modeling at the Building Scale (PI: X. Zhang), funded by NSFC 2011-2013
- Rapid Urban Mapping by a 3D Remote Sensing Approach, funded by NSERC, 2006-2011
- Validation of RADARSAT-2 InSAR-derived DEMs, funded by CSA/CCRS, SOAR Program, 2008-2009
- Remote Sensing of Runoff Contributing Areas in Southern Ontario, funded by the University of Waterloo, Work Placement Program, 2007-2008
- Automated Object Detection in RADARSAT Imagery, funded by the University of Waterloo, 2007-2009
- Geomatics and Virtual Environment Lab, funded by CFI, Infrastructure Operating Fund, 2006-2007
- Remote Sensing of Urban Heat Islands in the City of Toronto, funded by Ryerson University, Winter RA Program, 2006
- Fusion of Radar and Optical Satellite Data for Monitoring Urban Landscape Dynamics, funded by Ryerson University, Summer RA Program, 2005
- Satellite-derived DEMs: Comparison of accuracy, cost and time with conventional aerial photogrammetric methods, funded by Ontario Ministry of Transportation, HIIFP, 2004-2005
- Semi-automated collection of high-accuracy pavement data, funded by Ontario Ministry of Transportation, HIIFP, 2004-2005
- High Accuracy Image Metrology from Mobile Image Sequences (PI: M. Chapman), funded by Ontario Ministry of Transportation, HIIFP, 2003-2004
- Enhancing Photogrammetric Mapping using Airborne GPS and Softcopy (PI: M. Chapman), funded by Ontario Ministry of Transportation, HIIFP, 2003-2004
- Automated Extraction of Urban Transportation Networks from High-Resolution Satellite Imagery, funded by NSERC, 2003-2006
- Creating Virtual Airport Models using Satellite Imagery and Elevation Data, funded by Ryerson University, Summer RA Program, 2003
- Virtual Environment Laboratory, funded by CFI, New Opportunities Fund, 2002-2003
- Remote Sensing for Transportation Planning, funded by Ryerson University, 2001-2002
- Integration of Remotely Sensed Image Analysis and Web-based GIS for Environmental Modeling and Decision Support, funded by the University of Regina, Transdisciplinary Research Program, 2000-200
- Assimilation of Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture in the MESH Model, PhD thesis, Xiaoyong Xu, 2011-2015
- Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Object Extraction from High Spatial Resolution Remotely Sensed Imagery, PhD Thesis, Yuanming Shu, 2010-2014
- Mixture of Latent Variable Models for Remotely Sensed Image Processing, PhD Thesis, Linlin Xu, 2010-2014
- Theory of Spatial Similarity Relations and Its Applications in Automated Map Generalization, PhD Thesis, Haowen Yan, 2010-2014
- Automated Extraction of Road Information from Mobile Laser Scanning Data, PhD Thesis, Haiyan Guan, 2011-2013
- Remotely Sensed Data Segmentation under a Spatial Statistics Framework, PhD Thesis, Yu Li, 2006-2009
- DEM Uncertainty Analysis in Watershed Runoff Modeling, PhD Thesis, Simon Wu, 2004-2008
- Characterization of Urban Heat Islands in the Great Toronto Area, MSc thesis, Minjie Wang, 2012-2015
- Urban Growth and LULC Change Dynamics Using Landsat Record of Region of Waterloo from 1984 to 2013, MSc Thesis, Anqi Fu, 2012-2014
- 3D Reconstruction of 138 kV Power Lines from Airborne LiDAR Data, MSc Thesis, Qing Xiang, 2012-2014
- Solar Energy Potential Analysis at Building Scale Using LiDAR and Satellite Data, MSc Thesis, Paula Aguayo, 2011-2013
- Sea-Ice Detection from RADARSAT Images by Gamma-based Bilateral Filtering, MSc Thesis, Si Xie, 2010-2013
- Random Forests based Method for Urban Land Cover Classification using LiDAR Data and Aerial Imagery, MSc Thesis, Jiao Jin, 2009-2012
- Digital Terrain Models Generation from Airborne LiDAR Point Clouds Using Multi-scale Terrain Filtering Method. MSc Thesis, Hufeng Chen, 2009-2012
- Fuzzy Logic-based Digital Soil Mapping in Laurel Creek Conservation Area, MSc Thesis, Que Ren, 2010-2012
- SAR Remote Sensing of Canadian Coastal Waters using Total Variation Optimization Segmentation Approaches, MSc Thesis, Tae-Jung Kwon, 2009-2011
- Development of an Oil Spill Emergency Mapping System Using Internet GIS, MSc Thesis, Gary Gomes, 2009-2010
- Building Boundary Extraction from Airborne LiDAR Point Clouds, MES Research Paper, Rui Zheng, 2008-2010
- Dark Spot Detection from SAR Intensity Imagery with Spatial Density Thresholding for Oil Spill Monitoring, MSc Thesis, Yuanming Shu, 2008-2010
- Monitoring Lake Simcoe Water Quality using Landsat TM Images, MSc Thesis, Xian Guan, 2007-2009
- Semi-automatic Road Extraction from High-Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery by RoadModeler, MSc Thesis, Yao Lu, 2007-2009
- Use of Topographic LiDAR Point Clouds for Building Reconstruction, Yipeng Yuan, MASc Thesis 2007-2009.
- Investigation of Correlation between Remotely Sensed Impervious Surfaces and Chloride Concentrations, MES Thesis, Faranak Amirsalari, 2006-2008
- Automated Extraction of Buildings from IKONOS Imagery by Integrating Spectral and Spatial Information, MASc Thesis, Xinming Wang, 2004-2006.
- Monitoring Urban Land Cover Changes Using Multi-date Landsat TM Images, MEng Project Report, Memon S, 2005-2006.
- Integration of GIS and Orthophoto to Enhance Road-Network Screening, MASc Thesis, Abdalla M, 2004-2006.
- The Design and Development of a Web-based GIS Application for Managing Fish Species at Risk in Ontario, MASc Thesis, Haibing Liu, 2003-2005.
- 3D Reconstruction of Underground Utilities using Photogrammetric Methods, MASc Thesis, Wensong Hu, 2003-2005
- Automatic Extraction of Digital Elevation Models from IKONOS in-track Stereo Images, MASc Thesis, Xu Sun, 2003-2005
- GIS-based Hydrological Modeling in the Toronto Region, MEng Project Report, Ruiqiu Li, 2004-2005.
- Fuzzy Similarity and its Application to High Resolution Color Remote Sensing Image Processing, MASc Thesis, Yu Li, 2002-2004.
- Urban Change Detection and Population Prediction Modeling Using Multitemporal Landsat TM Images, MASc Thesis, Hongmei Zhao, 2002-2004.
- Semi-automated Extraction of Urban Road Networks by Geometric Analysis of IKONOS Imagery, MASc Thesis, Haibing Dong, 2001-2003
- Prototyping a GIS-based Spatial Decision Support System in a Manufacturing Environment, MASc Thesis, Xiangqian Gao, 2001-2003.
- An Integrated Fuzzy-stochastic Modeling Approach for Assessing Air Pollution Risks, MEng Project Report, Hengliang Li, 2001-2002
- An Integrated Rainfall-runoff Simulation and Factorial Design Approach for Watershed Systems Modeling under Uncertainty, MEng Project Report, Yun Zou, 2002.