The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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Professor Xiaoli Ding
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
| ABSTRACT | |
RADAR REMOTE SENSING: MONITORING GROUND DEFORMATIONS AND GEOHAZARDS FROM SPACE The earth’s surface undergoes various forms of small and large scale deformation, which is often associated with such geohazards as subsidence, earthquakes and landslides. Space-borne interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is one of the most powerful technologies for measuring large-area ground deformation. This presentation reviews the development of space-borne InSAR and discusses its application to the measurement and monitoring of ground surface deformation and geohazards. |
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| BIOGRAPHY | |
| Xiaoli Ding is Chair Professor of Geomatics and Head of Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Xiaoli obtained his BEng from the Central South University of Metallurgy, China in 1983 and his PhD from the University of Sydney in 1993. He lectured at the Northeast University of Technology, China (1983 - 1986) and Curtin University (1992 - 1996), before joining the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1996. His main research interests are in developing technologies for studying ground and structural deformation and geohazards, with a current focus being upon space borne geodetic technologies such as GPS and InSAR. He has published over 300 papers in these research fields. Xiaoli is President of Sub-Commission 4.4 of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) on airborne and space borne imaging technologies, and Chairman of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Task Force on InSAR technologies for deformation monitoring. He is a Fellow of the IAG. | |
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