PolyU develops a range of advanced patented technologies to expedite smart city development in Hong Kong
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Under this backdrop, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) established the Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) in 2020.
Key Points:
- Under this backdrop, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) established the Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) in 2020.
- The following three PolyU-developed smart city technologies by Professor Shi\'s team are vital in promoting smart city development:\nThree-dimensional (3D) Mobile Mapping System: Providing accurate 3D maps to support wide smart city applications\nAccording to the statistics in 2019, more than 10,000 old residential buildings are at least 50 years old in Hong Kong.
- It can be used to build spatial data infrastructure and can thus support smart city applications in many fields.
- Looking ahead, the PolyU Smart City Research Institute will concentrate its research on a range of smart cities applications such as transportation, theenvironment, and ageing issues, so as to expedite the development of smart cities in Hong Kong and the Nation.