Results Announcement (YSA 2023)
2023 Esri Young Scholars Award Winners (Hong Kong)
Thank you to everyone who submitted interesting and highly professional projects for 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award. Your participation has helped make it a success! The winner of the Individual Application will have the opportunity to attend UC San Diego in California. In addition, the top 3 winners will be awarded a summer internship place at the Urban Renewal Authority**.
**Subject to URA final decision
Individual Application
Champion: Mr. CHEUNG Chi Cho, Evan
We are pleased to announce that Mr. CHEUNG Chi Cho, Evan from the Department of Urban Planning and Design in the Faculty of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong is the Champion of 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award for his project titled “A Walk to Remember - Measuring Objective Walkability with Environmental Considerations in Hong Kong”.
Learn more about this inspiring and innovative GIS application from the links below:
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/0y8PKH0
Poster Presentation: click here
CHEUNG Chi Cho, Evan — 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award Champion (Hong Kong)
1st runner up: Mr. CHAN Yin Wang, Adrian
Mr. CHAN Yin Wang, Adrian from the Department of Geography and Resource Management in the Faculty of Social Science at The Chinese University of Hong Kong is the 1st Runner-up of 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award for his project titled “GIS Application in Feng Shui - Rating the Feng Shui of Residential Buildings in Hong Kong during Nine Luck Period”.
Learn more about this inspiring and innovative GIS application from the links below:
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/0TCKf4
Poster Presentation: Click here
Mr. CHAN Yin Wang, Adrian — 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award 1st Runner-up (Hong Kong)
2nd runner up: Ms. POON Ka Yiu
Ms. POON Ka Yiu from the Department of Urban Planning and Design in the Faculty of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong is the 2nd Runner-up of 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award for her project titled “3D Pedestrian Network Analysis — Road to a Walkable District”.
Learn more about this inspiring and innovative GIS application from the links below:
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/1Pyany0
Poster Presentation: Click Here
Ms. POON Ka Yiu Esri Young Scholars Award 2nd Runner-up (Hong Kong)
We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our panel of judges for their valued contribution in choosing the winning entries based on how well they exemplified the competition requirements. The competition would not have run so smoothly without their support.
Group Application
Champion:
Mr. LAM Yik, Mr. YU Kai Him Otto from the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics in the Faculty of Construction and Environment at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the Champion of 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award- Group Application for their project titled “The Hiking Sustainability - Discuss the effects of active hiking on suburban terrain”.
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/1jCmiz
Esri Young Scholars Award Group Application Champion (Hong Kong)
1st runner up:
Ms. CHAN Tsz Tung, Mr. CHAN Yat Hei, Ms. HO Lok Yiu, Ms. TSIN Sau Kiu from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Construction and Environment at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the 1st runner-up of 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award- Group Application for their project titled “One day in Hong Kong - Extraordinary trip tasting both new and old elements in Hong Kong”.
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/1L4zaC0
Esri Young Scholars Award Group Application 1st Runner-up (Hong Kong)
2nd runner up:
Mr. GUO Peizhuo, Mr. WONG Wai Ip, Mr. XUE Huiyuan from the Department of Urban Planning and Design in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong is the 2nd runner-up of 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award- Group Application for their project titled “Healthcare Services for the Elderly in Hong Kong - An analysis for the current situation and the future obstacles”.
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/1KueGe
Esri Young Scholars Award Group Application 2nd Runner-up (Hong Kong)
Merit
Individual Application
Ms. POON Ka Yiu from the Department of Urban Planning and Design in the Faculty of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong
Award project titled “3D Pedestrian Network Analysis — Road to a Walkable District”
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/1Pyany0
- Best Introductory Video Clip
Mr. ZHANG CHANGFAN from the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics in the Faculty of Construction and Environment of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Award project titled “The Roads to Smart City, Exploring New Horizons - Improving Estimation of Urban Functional Zoning with a New Data Type”
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/10Py1X0
Mr. CHAN Yin Wang, Adrian from the Department of Geography and Resource Management in the Faculty of Social Science at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Award project titled 'GIS Application in Feng Shui - Rating the Feng Shui of Residential Buildings in Hong Kong during Nine Luck Period'
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/0TCKf4
Group Application
- Best Introductory Video Clip
- Best 3D GIS Application
- Best Group Project
Ms. CHU Wing Wai, Ms. FUNG Hoi Ying, Ms. WONG Hei Yin, Ms. WONG Yeuk Mei from the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics in the Faculty of Construction and Environment of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Award project titled “Unwrap the Heat Trap - Investigating the UHI effect in Yuen Long”
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/14z88n
- Best Use of Map-Sensitive Dashboard
- Best StoryMap Design
- Best Use of Open Data
Ms. CHAN Tsz Tung, Mr. CHAN Yat Hei, Ms. HO Lok Yiu, Ms. TSIN Sau Kiu from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Award project titled “One day in Hong Kong - Extraordinary trip tasting both new and old elements in Hong Kong”
Story Map Presentation: https://arcg.is/1L4zaC0
Judges
- Mr. Wilfred AU, Director, Planning and Design, Urban Renewal Authority
- Professor Leslie H.C. CHEN, JP, Dean, Faculty of Design and Environment, The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi)
- Professor Wu CHEN, Head and Professor, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Professor Jack Chin Pang CHENG, Associate Head and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Associate Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Dr. Crystal FOK, Director, STP Platform, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation
- Ir. Tony Ying Kit HO, CImmediate Past Chairman (Session 2022/2023), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
- Professor Bo HUANG, Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Dr KEUNG Yim Mei, Amy, Head, Department of Health and Life Sciences, The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
- Sr KO Tak Yan, Wilson, YSG Chairman, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors
- Dr. Jianfeng LI, President, Hong Kong Geographic Information System Association
- Ir Dr. Eric LIU, Deputy Executive Director, Vocational Training Council
- Dr. TSO Chi Yan, Assistant Professor, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong
- Dr Paulina WONG, Assistant Professor, Science Unit, Lingnan University
- Professor Anthony YEH, Academician, The Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, Chair Professor (Urban Planning and Geographic Information Systems), Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong
- Dr. Hongsheng ZHANG, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong
(In alphabetical order of Surname)