Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration

Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

Our Vision

To drive the evolving concept of spatial data infrastructures and modernization of land administration systems by developing advanced 3D virtual information systems, that integrate, model, and visualize data and make it accessible for solving the demands faced by modern society.

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News Highlights

22nd Anniversary of the CSDILA

We celebrated a significant milestone as we marked the 22nd Anniversary of CSDILA during our event, the "International Forum on Digital Infrastructure for Climate Resilience", on Friday, 20 Oct 2023. We sincerely appreciate the invaluable contributions of each individual over the past 22 years for their incredible support and collaborative efforts, which have been instrumental in shaping the success of our Centre.

CSDILA successfully delivers a two-day training event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Led by Prof Abbas Rajabifard, with Dr Benny Chen and Mark Allan, CSDILA met with representatives from universities, industry, and government from across the Kingdom of Suadi Arabia (KSA) and presented leadership training workshops on Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation hosted by the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information Saudi Arabia (GEOSA) at their headquarters in Riyadh.

The Future of Digital Twin Technology

Imagine walking through a building and exploring every possibility before we even set foot on the ground. In a world that is becoming more populated, more complex, and more connected, we are facing the impact of climate change while relying on infrastructure we are rapidly outgrowing.

D-lab The Museum of Future

CSDILA has developed Digital Lab (D-lab), a nationally unique space enabling industry collaboration and the development of new research areas. There has been significant investment in the D-Lab which brings together the latest visualisation technologies.

Digital Lab website

CSDILA Structure 2024

CSDILA Structure and Capabilities

In order to support CSDILA operation in line with our 5-year strategic plan, and with CSDILA achievements and core capabilities to date, we have advanced our Organisational Structure by introducing a number of Research Units to empower the Centre to be agile with more flexibility in our operation and resource allocation and management. With this new structure, we have appointed an academic lead for each unit.

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