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W2021 - GEOG 587 - Geospatial Project Management | |||||||||||||||||
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W2021 - GEOG 633 - Research & Appl In Remote Sensing | |||||||||||||||||
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Dr Geoffrey J. Hay is a Full Professor in GIScience at the University of Calgary where he directs the Geovation Group. He is also a Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at MyHEAT.Inc.
Dr Hay is actively engaged in developing and applying Geospatial Technologies to 'Make Energy Visible' and reduce urban GHGs, through his award-winning university HEAT research program (Heat Energy Assessment Technologies) and university Startup - MyHEAT Inc. During 2020, MyHEAT acquired and processed proprietary high-resolution (sub-meter) thermal images for 50+ cities in Canada and the USA, covering 11,000+ sq.km and a population of about 9 million people - with more projects underway.
Dr Hay has 25+ years’ experience in GIScience. He is the author of more than 250 scholarly works, including 6 co/edited international remote sensing special issues on related topics. Geoff has given keynotes at numerous international venues including NASA (GSFC), TEDx and a Special Session of the United Nations Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment. His research program 'The Remote Sensing of Urban Energy Efficiency' is funded by NSERC (2019-2023.)
The scientific goal of Dr Hay's research program is to develop and operationally apply innovative theroetical and methodological approaches to better understand, map, monitor, model and communicate the multiscale dynamics of urban patterns and processes, with an emphasis on the use of high-resolution (25cm-1m) thermal infrared (TIR) imagery, GEOBIA (Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis), Machine learning, GIS, and geospatial analysis to accurately define urban energy efficiency and urban features.
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