The Applied Geomatics Research Laboratory focuses on original applications of geospatial technologies, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing to environmental, physical sciences, climate change, social, and health sciences research at national, regional, and local scales.
The laboratory is based in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo. Headed by Dr. Su-Yin Tan, our group consists of graduate students and research associates from a range of interdisciplinary backgrounds who are committed to developing innovative research in the areas of GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis that address pressing social and environmental issues in Canada and beyond.
The laboratory is based in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo. Headed by Dr. Su-Yin Tan, our group consists of graduate students and research associates from a range of interdisciplinary backgrounds who are committed to developing innovative research in the areas of GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis that address pressing social and environmental issues in Canada and beyond.
News & Updates:
Winter 2026 Updates:
Fall 2025 Updates:
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- March 17-21, 2026: AGRL lab members will be presenting their research at the American Association of Geographers' Annual Meeting 2026 in San Francisco, California, USA:
- Renan Cai (Paper Presentation): "How do Transit Projects Influence Neighborhood Change? The Relationship with Gentrification in a Mid-Sized Canadian City"
- Su-Yin Tan (Paper Presentation): "The Rhythms of Crime: Exploring temporal and spatial patterns of acquisitive and expressive crimes in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada"
- Lingfei Ye (Poster Presentation): "Developing enriched LiDAR-based 3D building models for micro-population estimation in the City of Toronto"
- Mengtan Zhou (Poster Presentation): "Assessing Climate Change Resilience in Tanzania Agroforestry: Spatial Analysis Using GIS and Remote Sensing Data"
Fall 2025 Updates:
- Welcome to new MSc Geomatics students, Mengtan Zhou and Mark Allemang to the AGRL group!
- Congratulations to Renan Cai (PhD candidate) on his new publications:
- Cai, R., & Tan, S.-Y. (2025). Are There Non-Business Days for Crime? A Small-Area Bayesian Spatiotemporal Analysis of Crime Patterns. Deviant Behavior, 46(11), 1492–1509. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2024.2387659
- Cai, R., & Tan, S.-Y. (2025). Exploring the relationship between income inequality and crime in Toronto using frequentist and Bayesian models: Examining different crime types and spatial scales. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 52(8), 1814-1831. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083241311969
- Congratulations to Lingfei Ye (PhD candidate) on her new publication based on her previous Masters (MSc) thesis:
- Ye, L., & Tan, S-Y. (2026). 3D GIS modelling of road and building material stocks: A case study of Grenada. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 225(Volume 225, 108605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108605
- Ye, L., & Tan, S-Y. (2026). 3D GIS modelling of road and building material stocks: A case study of Grenada. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 225(Volume 225, 108605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108605
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