Code : 2020021
Event Name : Land Surveyor x Smart Fire Fighting and Rescue - Surveyor in Fire Services Department
CPD Code : Formal Events
Speaker : Sr Eddie WONG
BSc, MSc, MHKIS, RPS(LS)

Sr Eddie WONG is currently a Land Surveyor in Information Technology Management Unit, Fire Services Department, HKSAR. Being the Geographic Information System (GIS) Manager, he maintained the mission critical system – Third Generation Mobilising System for supporting over 10,000 staff and 1,000 appliances to provide timely fire and ambulance services to the community. He also assisted in the revamp of the Integrated Licencing, Fire Safety and Prosecution System which handles over 360,000 (per year) fire safety inspections, the related building fire service installation, licence and prosecution information.

From time to time, he provided GIS and Information Technology (IT) technical advice and data analysis to support management decision. He also introduced and implemented new IT initiatives such as 3D digital map, Building Information Modelling, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle etc. to the department to improve the daily operation efficiency.
Event Date : 2020-06-11
Event Time : 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date : 2020-06-08
CPD Hour(s) : 1.5
Divisional PQSL Hour(s) : 1.5
Venue : By online media – Zoom
Division : LSD
Organizer : Land Surveying Division
Fee : HK$150 for members; HK$180 for non-members (HK$30 walk-in surcharge on all prices listed)
Priority : First-come-first-served
Language : Cantonese supplemented by English
Details :

In the seminar, Eddie will share the role of Land Surveyor in supporting the fire and ambulance services for the community. He will introduce the two major IT systems in the Fire Services Department and how a Land Surveyor can support the systems with the expertise in GIS, spatial data and IT project management. He will show how to use spatial data with adoption of the latest technology to make the staff working in the department smarter and more efficient.

Remarks :

Postponed from 26 February 2020

The event will be conducted online via ZOOM. Successful registrants will be notified separately via email with the web link and password in due course to the online event .

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Payment : HKD 150
Face-to-Face/Zoom : Please refer to the remarks