The Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS), led by Professor Mei-Po
Kwan, is the Hong Kong Base for the National Remote Sensing Center of China. ISEIS
specializes in remote sensing & geographic information science (GIS) technologies and has provided crucial support for various projects. The institute conducts interdisciplinary research on spatial behavior, environmental health, and big data collection and analysis. ISEIS has built key scientific research platforms, including the Yuen Yuen Research Centre for Satellite, Remoting Sensing and ENVISAT Satellite, Remote Sensing Receiving Station. These platforms provide support from various geospatial data sources such as high-resolution satellite remote sensing data. The institute has also collected travel trajectory data of urban residents in Hong Kong and mainland China, providing necessary spatiotemporal information for various projects. Overall, ISEIS, with its robust interdisciplinary scientific research platforms, is an internationally leading research institute in conducting geospatial analytical
studies.
Current Priorities/Projects:
The ISEIS currently conducts multiple interdisciplinary research projects. A few examples of current projects:
The Environmental Determinants of Mental Health: A Study Using Geographic
Ecological Momentary Assessment (GEMA)
This project seeks to examine the impacts of these environments on people’s mental health while addressing the attendant methodological issues (the uncertain geographic context problem (UGCoP) and the neighborhood effect averaging problem (NEAP)) and taking into account the temporality of exposures and activity contexts.
Deploying Geospatial Big Data and Real-time Mobile Sensing to Assess the Health
Impacts of Individual Exposure to Green/blue Spaces, Light at Night, Air Pollution, and Noise (GLAN)
This project aims to more accurately assess individual exposure to green/blue spaces (e.g.,parks and beaches), light at night, air pollution and noise (GLAN) and its impacts on people’s health in the cities of Hong Kong and Guangzhou.
Many more projects: http://www.meipokwan.org/Index.html#Projects
Featured Publications:
Kwan, M.P., 2018. The neighborhood effect averaging problem (NEAP): An elusive
confounder of the neighborhood effect. International journal of environmental research
and public health, 15(9), p.1841.
2. Cai, J., Kwan, M.P., Kan, Z. and Huang, J., 2023. Perceiving noise in daily life: How
real-time sound characteristics affect personal momentary noise annoyance in various
activity microenvironments and times of day. Health & Place, 83, p.103053.
3. Liu, D., Kwan, M.P., Kan, Z. and Liu, Y., 2023. Examining individual-level tri-exposure
to greenspace and air/noise pollution using individual-level GPS-based real-time sensing
data. Social Science & Medicine, p.116040.
More publications: http://www.meipokwan.org/Index.html#Publications
Point Of Contact:
Dr. Mei Po Kwan, Executive Director
mpk654@gmail.com
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