Research Interests
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Thesis Project
"The integration of 3D city models and WebGIS in the building-level spatial analysis of urban WEF resources and food environment"
Biography
Lingfei Ye (she/her) is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo. She holds an MSc in Geography with research experience applying GIS methods, 3D LiDAR measurements, 3D models, and WebGIS techniques to estimate and visualize building and road material stocks in small island states, examining socioeconomic metabolism and sustainability in vulnerable island contexts. Her current research focuses on the integration of 3D city models and WebGIS for building-level spatial analysis of urban population distributions, water-energy-food (WEF) resources, and the food environment, supporting more comprehensive assessment and visualization of urban resource systems.
Research Areas
Her research areas include GIS and remote sensing, spatial data analysis, and Web GIS applications, with a focus on integrating GIS techniques, 3D city models, LiDAR data, and interactive WebGIS platforms to support building-level resource analysis for sustainable planning and data-driven decision making.
Publications
Ye, L., Tan, S.-Y., & Telesford, J. N. (2026). 3D GIS modelling of road and building material stocks: A case study of Grenada. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 225, 108605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.10860
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (2022 - present)
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Master of Science in Geography (2019 – 2022)
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Honours Geomatics (2017 - 2019)
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Bachelor of Engineering in Geographical Monitoring and Census (2015 – 2019)
School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Master of Science in Geography (2019 – 2022)
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Honours Geomatics (2017 - 2019)
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Bachelor of Engineering in Geographical Monitoring and Census (2015 – 2019)
School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Experience
Teaching Assistant (May 2023 - Present; September 2022 - December 2022; September 2019 - April 2020)
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Courses:
GEOG 181 Designing Effective Maps
GEOG/PLAN 281 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GEOG/PLAN 381 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GEOG 607 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Sessional Instructor (January 2023 - April 2023)
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Course: GEOG/PLAN 281 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
(GIS)
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Courses:
GEOG 181 Designing Effective Maps
GEOG/PLAN 281 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GEOG/PLAN 381 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GEOG 607 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Sessional Instructor (January 2023 - April 2023)
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Course: GEOG/PLAN 281 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
(GIS)