Dr. Zhang is an internationally renowned geomatics engineering professor, researcher, and inventor in the field of advanced geomatics image processing. In addition to his substantial list of research publications and international recognition, Dr. Zhang and his team have worked successfully to transform award-winning research into viable products that are helping transform satellite mapping and image surveillance processes and move them into mainstream use and onto smartphones. His work is widely cited in literature, and results of his collaborative research are now embedded in products offered by such companies as PCI Geomatics, DigitalGlobe and Google.