School of Surveying and Geospatial Engineering

The 3D Remote Sensing Laboratory is established with the aim of creating an infrastructure to provide the three-dimensional spatial data required for student theses and academic projects. It can offer precise and reliable quantitative and qualitative information about topography and digital elevation models in the form of aerial and satellite images with varying spatial, temporal, spectral, and radiometric resolutions, as well as LiDAR elevation data for producing various 3D products.

Considering that three-dimensional information about the earth and its features is a key factor in spatial processing and analysis, with various applications including environmental monitoring and management, 3D modeling, change detection, and updating spatial databases, access to elevation data such as LiDAR point clouds, aerial images, and optical, infrared, and thermal satellite images is essential for completing student theses. Therefore, students and faculty from all three specialized fields of remote sensing, photogrammetry, and geographic information systems are the primary users of this laboratory.

The objectives of establishing this laboratory include:

• Equipping the laboratory with drone-based systems equipped with remote sensing sensors, including optical, infrared, thermal, and LiDAR.
• Establishing a production line for the three-dimensional data required for theses, from image acquisition to point cloud generation and the necessary topographic products for students.
• Creating a reference to meet the needs of students and users for topographic data, elevation point clouds, and high-resolution digital surface models as an information layer.
• Sharing articles, theses, and national and international reports on the production or application of 3D data in remote sensing.
• Sharing codes and both commercial and open-source software.
• Sharing 3D data and elevation benchmarks at national and international levels.
• Organizing seminars and training workshops at national and international levels.
• Collaborating with governmental, private organizations, and industries to produce practical 3D products.
• Facilitating interdisciplinary collaborations with laboratories from other groups, including remote sensing, photogrammetry, geodesy, hydrography, geographic information systems, natural resources, mining, agriculture, civil engineering, and forestry for large-scale topographic data production.