Congratulations to both of my final year Bachelor Degree of Science Geoinformatics students. Finally, they successfully completed their dissertation and defended it during the viva session.
They admitted their previous “wrong moves” caused delays in completing their respective final year projects. I understand, it is a learning process. What is most important is that the experience of making mistakes, is the most valuable.
Congratulations Azbin Fahmi and Natashya! I knew from the start that you two could make it to the finish line.
Title: Current Geoinformation Data Management and Challenges Editors: Uznir Ujang & Zakri Tarmidi ISBN: 978-983-52-1887-3
Summary: This book highlights the current data management and challenges in Geoinformation. This book discusses the applications utilizing Geoinformation Science and Technology in solving problems encountered, including environmental management, asset management, securities management, and spatial standards. The book commences with an overview of Geoinformation’s application of data management and analytics. The section next discusses spatial data management and analysis in relation to exhibiting spatio-temporal wave patterns. It then demonstrates how spatial data modelling may be used to visualize urban air pollution. In addition, the book touches on the use of Geoinformation in asset management and the computation of development fees for local governments. Next, the use of 3D models in Geoinformation is discussed. Readable topics also include the readiness of local governments to implement spatial standards and spatial indicators for assessing the environmental sustainability of low-cost housing. The content presented in this book includes a review of case study and 3D modelling of air pollution, integrating Geoinformation with asset management, and integrating spatial analytics in assessing environmental sustainability indicators.
Get your copy from: Kedai Buku Universiti, Penerbit UTM Press, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta’zim, MALAYSIA. Tel: 0106635754
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION – FRONTIERS IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL
I wish to extend an invitation to submit a manuscript for the new article collection on “3D City Modelling in Built Environment” for the Frontiers in Built Environment journal.
This collection is being produced in collaboration with Frontiers in Built Environment. All research will be published in Open Access. Additionally, we aim to put together a free ebook of all published manuscripts to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the latest research developments in the field.
If you would like feedback on a manuscript’s suitability, please submit an abstract (or proposed research overview) by 23 September. As we publish on a rolling basis, you are welcome to submit your final manuscript before the deadline of 22 November. We can also accommodate personal extensions.
SPRINGER NATURE BOOK SERIES – CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
We are proposing a Book Volume entitled “Advances in Geoinformatics Technologies: Facilities and Utilities Optimization and Management for Smart City Applications” for publication by Springer. I am therefore pleased to invite you to write a chapter on any topic related to the book’s theme. For your information, the book will cover the following topics (but are not limited to):
Geoinformation Modelling
3D City Modeling and Visualization
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Processing of Spatial Imagery
Hazard Assessment, Flood Modelling, and Coastal Erosion
Geo-Smart City Applications
Urban Informatics
GIS Technology for Smart City Applications
Geoinformation Technologies
Geoinformation for Mobile
Geo AI
Geospatial Cloud Computing
Wireless and Mobile GIS
Geospatial Big-data and Data Mining
Coastal Vulnerability Assessment
Hydro-Meteorological Hazard
Information System and Computer Science
Machine Learning
High-Performance Computing & Parallel Computing
Internet of Things IoT
Wearable Technologies and Wireless Sensor Networks
Geolocation and Positioning
Collective Sensing and Geo-spatial Big Data
Laser Scanning
Location-Based Services
The timeline for this publication is as follows:
Submission of Abstract with TOC: 30.07.2022
Submission of Chapter: 15.10.2022
Submission of Revised Version of Chapter: 15.03.2023
Submission of Chapter to Publisher: 25.03.2023
Anyone interested in contacting me should use my email address, mduznir@utm.my. We look forward to interacting with you and eagerly await your response.
On the 17th of July 2022, the 3D GIS Research Lab held its monthly progress meeting. The students demonstrated the progress they had made in their research over the preceding month throughout the productive meeting. This time, we combined the discussion with student presentations at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Later, these students can communicate with one another and obtain an idea of how the study is conducted on various levels. I want to thank these students for their great performance on their individual research projects.
As a result of the geographic data mining methods and the identification of human spatial trajectories provided in the “From Instagram to Science” journal publication, it was chosen for the Best Researcher Award 2022. It was a pleasant surprise. We plan to revolutionise GIS science to help the community deal with pandemics. We want to express our gratitude to the members of the scientific panels that considered our work for this award.
You may read our work here: https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/geo2.113
FROM INSTAGRAM TO SCIENCE (JOURNAL ARTICLE SHARING)
Title: Individual Mobility Pattern in Malaysia During COVID-19 Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) Partial Lockdown
Journal: Geo: Geography and Environment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.113
Our journal paper was 100% created during the UTM Work From Home (WFH) policy in the year 2021 pandemic. From social media instagram geo-data mining, geo-coding, geo-modelling, geo-analytics, official data correlation and writing, everything was done at home. The Geo: Geography and Environment journal is a Q2 journal with an impact of 12 and located in UK (Wiley Publisher).
Using the new approach we created in GISc, the findings show that when the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) is implemented in Malaysia, the focus areas of Malaysians show uniform and consistent spatial pattern trajectories throughout the country. It is then supported by official data from the Ministry of Health Malaysia with an increase in cases of COVID-19 cases in the hotspot areas identified in this study.
What is unfortunate is that the findings of this study cannot be shared in advance for public use because the evaluation process by the reviewers of this international journal takes some time. However, we understand this enables the expert reviewers to evaluate the new proposed techniques, data, and writing to meet the world standards.
Hopefully, the new GISc techniques introduced in this journal can be used for future reference. Data mining from social media can provide insights into the findings of scientific studies.
P.S: This research is unrelated to the field of 3D GIS. But it shows how our new technique in GIS (2D) can help in predicting COVID-19 hotspots. Please don’t hesitate to read the paper and share it to your acquaintance and students. Thanks!
Warm welcome to Mr. Nevil Wickramathilaka to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He is a lecturer from the Department of Spatial Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka. He will be doing his MPhil study in UTM under my supervision. We will be working together in creating an improvisation equation for green areas via 3D city modelling. Welcome to the group!
Throwback [24 May 2022] – First initial meeting call for UTM Metaverse project. It is a brainstorming session in bringing UTM to a new niche area which is developing metaverse for UTM.
I was able to give an idea on how to incorporate metaverse in the university. Among the advantages of creating a metaverse in the university are; students can socialize virtually, this includes going to lectures, sports, tadarus, and so on. Its a new concept (future new norm), which can be tested in the university.
At this ceremony, seven (7) students under my supervision received their degrees. May they succeed in the future and overcome the challenges in the industries. All of my students are currently employed in the geoinformation profession. All the best to them! I am thrilled about this success!
Noorain Nawawi (Doctor of Philosophy – Supervisor)
