Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics Selects Intergraph

Leading GIS educational institution to utilize technology for teaching and research  

Hong Kong, 25 January, 2007 – Intergraph Corporation today announced that the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (Dept. of LSGI) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) has purchased almost 100 annual leases of Intergraph’s GeoMedia software for teaching and research projects. A tertiary education leader in the fields of land surveying and geo-information areas, the Dept. of LSGI of HK PolyU has the largest student pool of the subject areas in Hong Kong. It is the principle of the Dept of LSGI to equip its students and faculty members with the best and most comprehensive tools in land surveying and geo-informatics areas. The Department decision-makers involved in the GIS software selection process believed that Intergraph’s GeoMedia suite of applications were most applicable to the goals and requirements of their students and faculty members. Mr. Geoffrey Shea, Senior Lecturer of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University said, “Intergraph’s GeoMedia software will provide our students with hands-on training experience which is transferable to the professional world. We believe this educational experience will advance their professional training, and will lead them to better employment opportunities after graduation.”  “As a leading global provider of geospatial technologies, Intergraph places our software into the hands of students and faculties to advance the study of geo-informatics,” said Douglas Kwok, Country Manager, Security, Government & Infrastructure, Intergraph Hong Kong Limited.  “We are honored that the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has selected our technologies for students and faculties to employ in their educational endeavors.” 

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About Intergraph

Intergraph Corporation is a leading global provider of spatial information management software. Security organizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on the Company's spatial technology and services to make better and faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations, creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operating better plants and ships, and protecting critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com. 

About Hong Kong Polytechnic University

With about 1,000 full-time academic staff and about 16,500 students, Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the largest government funded tertiary institution in Hong Kong. The Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics is the only department, amongst the local tertiary institutions, offering a range of opportunities for education and training as well as research in the various areas of the discipline which integrates acquisition, modeling, analysis, and management of spatially referenced data. This includes a wide-range of applications such as map making, navigation, monitoring of engineering projects and geological hazards, environmental monitoring, boundary determination and geographic information management.  © 2007 Intergraph Corporation. All rights reserved. Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.