Water
Institute
member
Jonathan
Li,
Professor
of
geospatial
data
science
and
remote
sensing
in
the Department
of
Geography
and
Environmental
Management and
cross-appointed
to
the Department
of
Systems
Design
Engineering
was
selected
as
the
2021
winner
of
the
Geomatica
Award
granted
by
the
Canadian
Institute
of
Geomatics
(CIG).
He
received
the
prestigious
award
during
the
GeoQC
2021
conference
held
in
Quebec
City
on
October
21,
2021.
The Geomatica Award is presented by CIG to someone who has contributed to the advancement of geomatics in Canada in an exceptional manner. Li’s extensive research and contributions in urban remote sensing and geospatial data science, especially in intelligent extraction of geometric and semantic information from earth observation images and LiDAR point clouds using artificial intelligence algorithms have significantly impacted the geomatics industry in Canada.
Professor Li has received over 20 prestigious awards from various international and national organizations in Canada, US, China, and UK for his pioneering contributions in developing and promoting mobile LiDAR mapping technology and significant contributions to the development, organization or professional activities of the photogrammetry, remote sensing, and spatial information sciences.
See the complete article published on the Faculty of Environment's website.