The Applied Geomatics Research Laboratory focuses on original applications of geospatial technologies, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing to environmental, physical sciences, climate change, social, and health sciences research at national, regional, and local scales.
The laboratory is based in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo. Headed by Dr. Su-Yin Tan, our group consists of graduate students and research associates from a range of interdisciplinary backgrounds who are committed to developing innovative research in the areas of GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis that address pressing social and environmental issues in Canada and beyond.
The laboratory is based in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo. Headed by Dr. Su-Yin Tan, our group consists of graduate students and research associates from a range of interdisciplinary backgrounds who are committed to developing innovative research in the areas of GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis that address pressing social and environmental issues in Canada and beyond.
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- April 2-7, 2019: AGRL lab members will be presenting their research at the American Association of Geographers' Annual Meeting 2019, Washington, D.C., USA:
- Samantha Hao-Yiu Chu: "Mapping Social Resilience to Flooding in Vancouver: Understanding the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (MAUP) "
- Kristen de Kroon: "A Study of Building Material Stocks and the Service-Nexus in the City of Kitchener from a 4D GIS perspective "
- Su-Yin Tan: "Temporal and spatial variations of acquisitive and expressive crime occurrences: A case study of Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada "
- Mar 26-29, 2019: AGRL lab members will be presenting their research at the 1st International Conference on Small Island States (SIS) and Subnational Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs) at the University of Aruba, Oranjestad, Aruba: [PHOTO HERE]
- Kristen de Kroon: "A material vulnerability account of building services in Grenada from a spatial perspective "
- Johnella Charity Bradshaw: "The weight of the islands: "You can't manage what you can't measure "
- Mar 5, 2019: Congratulations to Kristen de Kroon and Johnella Bradshaw for successful participation in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Environment Faculty Heat [link]
- Feb 14, 2019: Congratulations to Anne Crecelius for successfully defending her Masters Research Paper entitled, "Spatial prioritization of prescribed fire in the Oak Openings: A multi-criteria analysis and the development of a fire needs assessment framework "
Spring/Fall 2018 Updates:
- Welcome to new MSc Geomatics student, Samantha Hao-Yiu Chu and MES SEED student, Johnella Charity Bradshaw (co-supervised with Prof. Simron Singh) to the AGRL group!
- Sep 21, 2018: Congratulations to Calvin Kwok for successfully defending his Masters Research Paper entitled, "Developing a Needs Index: An analysis and assessment of the Great Lakes Marine Monitoring Network in support of weather forecasting "
Winter 2018 Updates:
- Welcome to new Masters student, Robert Symmes from SEED (supervised by Prof. Simron Singh), who will be collaborating with AGRL on GIS applications in materials stocks research on Grenada
- Congratulations to Bill Hamm, Dongrong Li, James McCarthy and Su-Yin Tan on acceptance of AAG presentation abstract, "A Foundation for Spatial Thinking: Towards a Threshold Concept Framework in GIScience and its Implications for STEM Education" (American Association of Geographers' Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA, April 10-14, 2018)
- Dr. Tan was invited to participate in UWaterloo President Feridun Hamdullahpur's special holiday message with seven other faculty, staff, and students from across campus. The video is here: uwaterloo.ca/president/happy-holidays
Fall 2017 Updates:
- Welcome to new Masters students, Anne Crecelius, Kristen de Kroon, and Calvin Kwok!
- Congratulations to Yiou Gao and Veniamin Bondaruk on acceptance of their poster presentation for GEOMED 2017 entitled, "An exploratory analysis of the effects of crime on health and quality of life at the neighbourhood level in Toronto, Canada" (GEOMED 2017, Porto, Portugal, September 7-9, 2017)
- Dr. Tan has been featured in the University of Waterloo's State of the University Report 2017, entitled "Beyond the Map". The links are here: uwaterloo.ca/state-of-the-university/2016/feature/beyond-map and uwaterloo.ca/state-of-the-university/
Spring 2017 Updates:
- Welcome to new MSc graduate student, Veniamin Bondaruk!
- May 8, 2017: Congratulations to Gregory Metcalfe for successfully defending his Masters thesis paper entitled, "An investigation of the relationship between crime and reported incidents and the built and natural environment in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario"
- Dr. Tan has been appointed as a University Teaching Fellow of the Faculty of Environment, specializing in International Education & Learning Initiatives: uwaterloo.ca/associate-vice-president-academic/supporting-teaching-and-learning/university-teaching-fellows
Fall 2016 Updates:
- Congratulations to Bill (Seung Beom) Hamm on receiving the Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies Award during Fall 2016 convocation, which was awarded to only two graduate students from the Faculty of Environment (one PhD and one Masters). This award is a well deserved recognition of Bill's hard work, efforts, and perseverance. We are immensely delighted and proud of Bill's excellent achievement!
- Press release and full story are here: https://waterloo.ca/environment/news/environment-celebrates-2016-fall-grads
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