The Institute of Space and Earth Information Science of The Chinese University of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong base of the National Remote Sensing Center of China. The Institute consists of three units: research, education and training, and technology transfer. Its main research projects include cloud-prone and rainy areas remote sensing, virtual geographic environments, urban and metropolitan GIS, analysis and modeling of the urban settlement environment, intelligent transport system, spatially integrated humanities and social science.

The Division of Geoinformation Science under the Institute offers MPhil, PhD, taught MSc, and certificate programmes. The Institute is equipped with a mid-high resolution satellite remote sensing ground receiving station, which provides an ideal platform for researchers and students interested in earth observation.