Geospatial Technology’s Role in Fixing the Infrastructure

For decades, we’ve been told that this country’s infrastructure is badly in need of investment. Infrastructure first became a household word when it was used extensively by Bill Clinton and Al Gore in their 1992 campaign. After September 11, we began to hear about the imperative of securing critical infrastructure –such as power stations and [...]

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Geospatial Organizations Form a Coalition

The geospatial community has a new forum that will foster discussion of policy and technical issues, promote openness and effective collaboration, and present a united front on issues of common concern — whenever its components agree.

The geospatial industry consists of individuals, private companies, non-profit organizations, academic and research institutions, and government agencies that research, develop, manufacture, and employ geospatial technology (also known as geomatics) — including geographic information systems (GIS), total stations for surveying, the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), light detection and ranging (LIDAR), and multi-spectral imaging. Geospatial disciplines include surveying, geodesy, mapping, cartography, remote sensing (satellite imagery and aerial photography), and geographic information science. The market for geomatics products can be divided, by level of accuracy, into consumer grade, resource grade, and survey grade — each with its own industry leaders.

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