User:Msawada/Sandbox/Laboratory for Applied Geomatics and GIS Science (LAGGISS)

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 * Dr. Michael Sawada [],Director, Associate Professor of Geomatics                                                   University of Ottawa
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The Laboratory for Applied Geomatics and GIS Science (LAGGISSis located within the Department ) of Geography at the University of Ottawa. LAGGISS forms a nexus for new applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and geomatics within the physical, social and environmental sciences. LAGGISS research is within the applied GIS, Remote Sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), spatial analysis and 3-D visualization. His work is transdisciplinary and has led to the development of new spatial analytical methods that address pressing social and environmental policy issues in Canada such as the need for disaster response and mitigation technologies and air quality and population health. LAGGISS is funded from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT), NSERC, CIHR, Parks Canada Agency and major contributions from the Faculty of Arts and DELL Canada Inc. among others.