Dr. Songnian Li received his Ph.D. degree in geodesy and geomatics engineering from the University of New Brunswick in 2002. He is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. His current research interests include geospatial big data, spatiotemporal analysis, human mobility, geo-collaboration, and smart cities (digital twin). He has served as the Executive-Editor-in-Chief of the Big Earth Data and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. He is an ISPRS Fellow and currently the Chair of UN-GGIM Academic Network.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Spatiotemporal analyti...
Geospatial Information...
GeoCollaboration
Big geospatial data
Human mobility
Urban digital twin
Smart city
Fingerprints
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Human mobility
5%
Smart city
5%
GeoCollaboration
5%
Geospatial Information System
5%
Urban digital twin
Short Biography
Dr. Songnian Li received his Ph.D. degree in geodesy and geomatics engineering from the University of New Brunswick in 2002. He is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. His current research interests include geospatial big data, spatiotemporal analysis, human mobility, geo-collaboration, and smart cities (digital twin). He has served as the Executive-Editor-in-Chief of the Big Earth Data and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. He is an ISPRS Fellow and currently the Chair of UN-GGIM Academic Network.
Honors and Awards
Fellow
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing