The Earth Observations Laboratory (EOL) was established at York University in 1992 through funding support of the Ontario Centre of Excellence programme, primarily through the Centre for Research in Earth and Space Technology (CRESTech), but also assisted by associated government and industrial partners. The major thrust was to enhance the capacity for university faculty and students to undertake research into the potential of imaging spectrometry to develop quantitative optical remote sensing methods and applications. Through dedication of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, project scientists, and funding support of numerous projects between 1992 and 2003, EOL established the capability for airborne operations with its Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI), including operational, turn-key geometric and radiometric calibration of airborne imagery to produce at-surface, reflectance imagery. The first major project undertaken was a contribution to the BOREAS project between 1994 and 1996, followed by applications-oriented projects sponsored by CRESTech and the GEOIDE Centre of Excellence projects.
In 2003, CRESTech was downsized and all research labs were transferred to the relevant cooperating universities. The facilities in EOL were transferred to York University where research activities are continuing. However, with the retirement of John Miller July 1, 2008 the facilities of EOL are now being managed, augmented, and further developed by Geomatics Engineering Professor Baoxin Hu [http://www.yorku.ca/baoxin/] [baoxin@yorku.ca].
Professor Wang Jianguo came to York University since 2006
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