School of Interdisciplinary Engineering & Sciences

GIS Mobility Lab

The objective is to explore new avenues in the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Mobility Analytics by promoting data-driven analysis, spatial intelligence, and real-world problem solving. The initiative aims to equip students with practical skills in geospatial technologies, spatial data visualization, and mobility pattern analysis while encouraging research, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Through hands-on projects, workshops, and applied case studies, participants will gain exposure to modern GIS tools and analytics techniques used in urban planning, transportation systems, environmental monitoring, and smart city applications.

PI’s Profile

Dr. Ali Tahir has done his B.Sc. in Computing and Information Systems from Oxford Brookes University in 2004, followed by a Master’s in Geographical Information Science from the University of Nottingham in 2006. He completed his PhD in Geoinformatics at University College Dublin and a postdoc at Cardiff University’s Geo-Environmental Research Centre. He is currently Associate Professor & HoD at Institute of Geographical Information Systems (IGIS) at SCEE, NUST.

Projects

  1. Tracking Portal for Restoration of Habitats through Tree Plantation funded by Serena
    Hotels
  2. National Gender Data Portal (NGDP) funded by UN Women
  3. Feasibility Study for Establishment of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
    funded by Survey of Pakistan, Ministry of Defence
  4. NUST Digital Twin through Advanced Modeling & Simulation (funding yet to be
    obtained)

Expertise/Capablities of Lab:

  1. Fleet Management / Aircraft Movement /Humans / GPS Tracks Movement Smart Cities
  2. Smart City Model Implementation – Lahore as a case study
  3. Use of relevant ISO Standards Open & Distance Learning
  4. Geospatial Model to improve quality of Distance Education
  5.  Interactive content development (Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality) of Map Stories

Human Rersource:

Typical Enrollment of lab researchers: 10-15 MS/PhD researchers

Contact Us

Dr Ali Tahir
GIS Mobility Lab, SINES, NUST Campus, H-12, Islamabad
Email: [email protected]