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Geomatics (also known as geospatial technology or geomatics engineering, or geomatic
engineering, gomatique inFrench) is the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and
delivering geographic information, or spatially referenced information.
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Overview and etymologyedit!
,eomatics is a relatively new scientific term, coined -y Pollock and Wright in "./., with the intention
of com-ining the terms geodesyand geoinformatics. 0t includes the tools and techniques used in land
surveying, remote sensing, cartography, geographic information systems (,0&), glo-al navigation
satellite systems (,1&, ,2#3A&&, ,alileo, 4ompass), photogrammetry, geography and related
forms of earth mapping. 5he term was originally used in 4anada, -ecause it is similar in origin to
-oth French and *nglish, -ut has since -een adopted -y the 0nternational #rgani6ation for
&tandardi6ation, the (oyal 0nstitution of 4hartered &urveyors, and many other international
authorities, although some (especially in the 7nited &tates) have shown a preference for the
term geospatial technology .
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5he related field of hydrogeomatics covers the area associated with surveying work carried out on,
a-ove or -elow the surface of the sea or other areas of water. 5he older term of hydrographics was
considered too specific to the preparation of marine charts, and failed to include the -roader concept
of positioning or measurements in all marine environments.
A geospatial network is a network of colla-orating resources for sharing and coordinating
geographical data, and data tied to geographical references. #ne e+ample of such a network is
the #pen ,eospatial 4onsortium's efforts to provide ready global access to geographic information.
A num-er of university departments which were once titled surveying, survey engineering
or topographic science have re8titled themselves as geomatics or geomatic engineering.
5he rapid progress, and increased visi-ility, of geomatics since the "..9s has -een made possi-le
-y advances in computer hardware,computer science, and software engineering, as well as air-orne
and space o-servation remote sensing technologies.
5he science of deriving information a-out an o-:ect using a sensor without physically contacting it is
called remote sensing, which is a part of geomatics.
Applicationsedit!
Application areas include;
Air navigation services
Archaeological e+cavation and survey for ,0& applications
4oastal 6one management and mapping
4riminology
<isaster informatics for disaster risk reduction and response
5he environment
0nfrastructure management
2and management and reform
3atural resource monitoring and development
&eismic 0nterpretation
&ociology
&u-division planning
7r-an planning
#ceanography
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See alsoedit!
,eodesy
4artography
,eographic information systems
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Referencesedit!
Geomatics Canada #ttawa; 3atural (esources 4anada 0&&3 "'."8
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<ermanis, Athanasios@ ,rAn, Armin@ &ansB, Fernando
($999) Geomatic Methods for the Analysis of Data in the Earth
Sciences 3ew Cork; &pringer 0&D3 .E?%)'9/E'E/'
Favanagh, Darry F. ($99%) Geomatics 1rentice Gall 0&D3
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,omarasca, =ario A. ($99.) Basics of Geomatics &pringer 0&D3
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,eomatics program at the 7niversity of Florida
4anada's 3orthwest 5erritories 4entre for ,eomatics
7F's *nvironment Agency ,eomatics ,roup
GIM International 2emmer, the 3etherlands; ,eodetical 0nformation
H 5rading 4entre 0&&3 ")//8.9E/
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