Faculty Member
Dr. WONG Kwan Kit, Frankie
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Pedagogical-related projects
Co-Investigator, “I believe my students can fly: Educational design research (EDR) on teachers’ learning facilitation for scaffolding students to conduct drone-supported inquiry-aimed geo-fieldwork in natural environments”, Research Grants Council (RGC) – General Research Fund (GRF), 01/2023 – 02/2025, HKD 633,700.
Co-Investigator, “Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (T&L CoP): Consolidation Together with Extension to Address Teachers’ Pedagogical Research Needs”, Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG) for the 2022-25 Triennium awarded by Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning, 11/2022 – 04/2025, HKD 1,390,270.
Co-Investigator, “Promoting Blended Learning in Social Science”, Special Grant for Strategic Development of Virtual Teaching and Learning (VTL) awarded by Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning, 09/2021 – 06/2023, HKD 884,280.
Principal Investigator, “Virtual Overseas Field Trips for Geography Teaching and Learning”, Special Grant for Strategic Development of Virtual Teaching and Learning (VTL) awarded by Committee on Teaching and Learning, 07/2021 – 06/2023, HKD 299,967.
Co-Leader, “Hong Kong as an Outdoor Museum: EduVenture supports Non-Chinese Speaking Students in Learning Chinese Culture”, Knowledge Transfer Project Fund (KPF) award by University Grants Council, 04/2021 – 03/2022, HKD 397,750.
Principal Investigator, “Using Interactive Video-based Learning to Support Sustainable Development Goal General Education (SDG-GE) course”, Courseware Development Grant Scheme 2019-22 (Round 1) awarded by Subcommittee on Education Technologies of the IT Governance Committee, CUHK, 11/2020 – 10/2021, HKD 84,000.
Co-Investigator, “Game-based Learning using Location-based Technology in Field Studies”, Courseware Development Grant Scheme 2019-22 (Round 1) awarded by Subcommittee on Education Technologies of the IT Governance Committee, CUHK, 11/2020 – 10/2021, HKD 99,990.
Co-Investigator, “Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (CoP): Extension of the Existing eLearning CoP to Address a Wider Scope of Teaching Needs and Innovations”, Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG) for 2019-22 Triennium awarded by Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning, 11/2019 – 04/2022, HKD 868,128.
Co-Investigator, “Developing Pedagogic Strategies for Incorporating Interactive Learner-Immersed Video-based Virtual Reality in Learning and Teaching of Physical Geography” Research Grants Council (RGC) – General Research Fund (GRF), 08/2019 – 03/2022, HKD 611,960.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Augmenting Physical Learning Spaces with Location-based Services Using iBeacon Technology for Engaging Learning Experiences” UGC Funding Scheme for Teaching and Learning Related Proposals (in collaboration with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), 11/2017 – 8/2021, HKD 12,321,533.
Co-Investigator, “eLearning Community of Practice (eLCoP)”, Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG) for 2016-19 Triennium awarded by Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning, 11/2017 – 06/2019, HKD 342,000.
Principal Investigator, “Interactive Micro-Modules for Flipped Classroom Learning of Remote Sensing”, Micro-Module Courseware Development Grant Schemes (MMCDGS), 05/2017 – 04/2018, HKD 80,000.
Principal Investigator, “Development of e-learning courses”, Strategic Development Fund (Faculty of Social Science, CUHK, (02/2017 – 06/2017, HKD 200,000.
Principal Investigator, “Active Learning through an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment IVR”, Teaching Development and Language Enhancement (TDLEG) for 2016-19 Triennium, 12/2016 – 07/2018, HK$800,000.
Principal Investigator, “Interactive Micro-Modules for Students’ Self-learning in Remote Sensing, Micro-Module Courseware Development Grant Schemes (MMCDGS)”, 02/2016 – 01/2017, HKD 88,248.
Other Research and Knowledge transfer projects
Principal Investigator, “Provision of Remote Sensing and Habitat Change Mapping Service in Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay Area”, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR Government, 01/2022 – 06/2022, HKD 536,900.
Co-Investigator, “A Feasibility Study on Revitalizing the Epiphany of Our Lord Chapel as a Human Enrichment Base through Utilization of the Natural and Cultural Resources in Sham Chung” Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, 04/2021 – 01/2023, HKD 400,000.
Principal Investigator, “Provision of Consultancy Services to Conduct a Territory-wide Study on Hong Kong’s Terrestrial Habitats Using Remote Sensing and GIS”, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR Government, 09/2019 – 06/2021, HKD 2,102,490.
Principal Investigator, “Habitat Mapping of Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay Area”, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR Government during the period 07/2019 – 01/2020, HKD 37,789.
Principle Investigator, “Provision of Services for a Preliminary Mapping of Terrestrial Habitats at Two Target Sites Using Remote Sensing and GIS”, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR Government, 10/2018 – 02/2019, HKD 518,596.
Principle Investigator, “Provision of Services for Georeferencing, Orthorectification, Image fusion and Digitization of World-View 3 Satellite Image”, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR Government, 03/2018 – 04/2018, HKD 37,789.
Principal Investigator, “Habitat Mapping and Conservation Planning on Lantau Island, Hong Kong”, The Nature Conservancy, 01/2017 – 12/2017, HKD 246,480.
Principal Investigator, “Construction of Marine Hotspot Map using Geographical Information System”, World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong, 09/2016 – 12/2017, HKD 100,600.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Combining Hyperspectral Data and Canopy Height Data from Unmanned Airborne System (UAS) for Mangrove Habitat Mapping and Monitoring”, General Research Fund, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, 01/2016-12/2017, HKD 547,691.
Principal Investigator, “Estimation of canopy height model using 4K video camera onboard a lightweight unmanned airborne system”, Direct Grant, CUHK Research Committee Funding, 07/2015 – 06/2016, HKD 39,700.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Li, Q., Wong, F. K. K., Tung, F., Brown, L. A., & Dash, J. (2023). Assessment of Active LiDAR Data and Passive Optical Imagery for Double-Layered Mangrove Leaf Area Index Estimation: A Case Study in Mai Po, Hong Kong. Remote Sensing, 15(10), 2551. DOI:10.3390/rs15102551
Li, Q., Bonebrake, T. C., Michalski, J. R., Wong, F. K. K., & Tung, F. (2023) Combining multi-temporal airborne LiDAR and Sentinel-2 multispectral data for assessment of disturbances and recovery of mangrove forests. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 291, 108444. DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108444
Kwong, I. H. Y., Wong, F. K. K., & Fung, T. (2022). Automatic mapping and monitoring of marine water quality parameters in Hong Kong using Sentinel-2 image time-series and Google Earth Engine cloud computing. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 871470. DOI:10.3389/fmars.2022.871470
Kwong, I. H. Y., Wong, F. K. K., Fung, T., Liu, E. K. Y., Lee, R. H., & Ng, T. P. T. (2022). A multi-stage approach combining very high-resolution satellite image, GIS Database and Post-Classification Modification Rules for Habitat Mapping in Hong Kong. Remote Sensing, 14(1), 67. DOI:10.3390/rs14010067
Chan, K. L., Song, X. J., Kwok, C. Y. T., Kam, R., Chan, B. S. B., Liu, C.-H., Wong, F. K. K., Wong, M. S. (2022). COVID-19 and Contactless Learning and Teaching: The Impact of Active Participation and User Acceptance. In: Hong, C., Ma, W.W.K. (eds) Applied Degree Education and the Future of Learning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. DOI:1007/978-981-16-9812-5_24
Chan, K. L., Chin, D. C.W., Wong, M. S., Kam, R., Chan, B. S. B., Liu, C.-H., Wong, F. K. K., Suen, L. K. P., Yang, L., Lam, S. C., Lai, W. W.-L., & Zhu, X. (2022). Academic discipline as a moderating variable between seating location and academic performance: implications for teaching. Higher Education Research & Development, 41(5), 1436-1450. DOI:1080/07294360.2021.1928000
Li, Q., Wong, F. K. K., & Tung, F. (2021). Mapping multi-layered mangroves from multispectral, hyperspectral and LiDAR data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 258, 112403. DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2021.112403
Chan, E. P. Y., Fung, T. & Wong, K. K. (2021). Estimating above-ground biomass of subtropical forest using airborne LiDAR in Hong Kong, Scientific Reports, 11 (1751). DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-81267-8
Jong, M. S. Y., Tsai, C. C., Xie, H., Wong, F. K. K., Tam, V., Zhou, X., & Chen, M. (2020). Problems in educational use of spherical video-based immersive virtual reality in practice: The LIVIE experience. In H-J. So, M. M. Rodrigo, J. Mason, A. Mitrovic, M. P. Banawan, M. N. BT. MD. Khambari, A. Dewan, S. Gottipati, M. N. Hasnine, M. W. Jayakrishnan, B. Jiang, M. Jong, K. Kojima, J. L. Agapito, P. Li, T. Matsui, H. Ogata, P. Panjaburee, R. Shadiev, H-Y. Sung, T. Supnithi, A. Tlili, C. Wongwatkit, … C. Yin (Eds.), ICCE 2020 – 28th International Conference on Computers in Education, Proceedings (pp. 724-727). (ICCE 2020 – 28th International Conference on Computers in Education, Proceedings; Vol. 2). Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
Jong, M. S. Y., Tsai, C. C., Xie, H., & Wong, F. K. K. (2020). Integrating interactive learner-immersed video-based virtual reality into learning and teaching of physical geography. British Journal of Educational Technology. DOI:1111/bjet.12947
Jong, M. S. Y., Tsai, C. C., Xie, H., Wong, F. K. K., Tam, V., & Zhou, X. (2019). Exploring the possibility of leveraging spherical video-based immersive virtual reality in secondary geography education. In M. Chang, H-J. So, L-H. Wong, J-L. Shih, F-Y. Yu, M. P. Banawan, B. Chang, W. Chen, A. D. Coronel, S. Gottipati, H. U. Hoppe, M. S. Y. Jong, C. Liao, J. Mason, F. Ouyang, P. Panjaburee, M. M. T. Rodrigo, Y. Song, N. Srisawasdi, A. Tlili, … C. Yin (Eds.), ICCE 2019 – 27th International Conference on Computers in Education, Proceedings (pp. 715-717). (ICCE 2019 – 27th International Conference on Computers in Education, Proceedings; Vol. 2). Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
Li, Q., Wong F. K. K. & Fung T. (2019). Classification of Mangrove Species Using Combined WordView-3 and LiDAR Data in Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong, Remote Sensing, 11(18), 2114. DOI:10.3390/rs11182114
Li, Q., Wong F. K. K. & Fung T. (2019). Comparison Feature Selection Methods for Subtropical Vegetation Classification with Hyperspectral Data. IGARSS 2019 – 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 2019, 3693-3696. DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8898541
Li, Q., Wong F. K. K. & Fung T. (2017). Assessing the Utility of Uav-Borne Hyperspectral Image and Photogrammetry Derived 3d Data for Wetland Species Distribution Quick Mapping. ISPRS International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLII-2/W6, 209-215. DOI:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W6-209-2017
Wong, F. K. K. & Fung, T. (2016). Ecotourism planning in Lantau Island using multiple criteria decision analysis with geographic information system, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 43(4), 640-662. DOI:10.1177/0265813515618583
Wong, F. K. K. & Fung, T. (2015). Habitat Modelling for Conservation Analysis Using GIS and Remote Sensing in Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Universal Journal of Geoscience, 3(4), 146-169. DOI:10.13189/ujg.2015.030404
Wong, F. K. K. & Fung, T. (2014). Combining EO-1 Hyperion and ENVISAT ASAR Data for Mangrove Species Classification in Mai Po Ramsar Site, Hong Kong. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35(23), 7828-7856.DOI:10.1080/01431161.2014.978034
Wong, F. K. K. & Fung, T. (2013). Combining Hyperspectral and Radar Imagery for Mangrove Leaf Area Index Modeling. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 79 (5), 479-490. DOI:10.14358/PERS.79.5.479
Bo, H., Wang, J., Song, H.-H., Fu, D.-J. & Wong, F. K. K. (2013). Generating High Spatiotemporal Resolution Land Surface Temperature for Urban Heat Island Monitoring, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 10 (5), pp. 1011-1015. DOI:10.1109/LGRS.2012.2227930
Fung, T. & Wong, F. K. K. (2007). Ecotourism planning using multiple criteria evaluation with GIS. Geocarto International, 22 (2), 87-105. DOI: 1080/10106040701207332
Teaching Fields
- Remote sensing
- Geographic Information Systems
- Cartography
Research interests
- Digital image analysis
- Vegetation classification and mapping
- Spatial modeling
Services/ Posts
INTERNAL
Department
Management/Administration
Chairman, IT and Equipment Committee (08/2018 – Present)
Chairmanship/Membership and Other Positions of Committee/Task Force/Working Group
Member, Supporting Staff Committee (08/2021 – Present)
Member, Green Committee (08/2016 – Present)
Member, Admissions and School Partnership Committee (08/2013 – Present)
Member, Executive Committee of the Centre for Environmental Policy & Resource Management (08/2013 – Present)
Member, Alumni & External Affairs Committee (08/2012 – Present)
Faculty
Management/Administration
Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Faculty of Social Science (08/2021 – Present)
Chairmanship/Membership and Other Positions of Committee/Task Force/Working Group
Chairperson, Admissions Committee (08/2021 – Present)
Chairperson, Scholarships Selection Committee (08/2021 – Present)
Chairperson, Committee on Academic Advising (08/2021 – Present)
College
Coordinator, New Asia College (08/2013 – Present)
University
Member, Senate Committee on Undergraduate Admissions (08/2021 – Present)
Member, Senate Committee on Student Affairs (08/2021 – Present)
Member, Senate Committee on University Scholarships (08/2021 – Present)
Member, Senate Committee on Staff-Student Consultative Committee (08/2021 – Present)
Member, Organizing Committee of Info Day (08/2021 – Present)
EXTERNAL
Executive committee member, Hong Kong Geographic Information System Association, Hong Kong
