Introduction:
Geospatial technologies is a technology field that acquires,
interprets, manages, integrates displays, analyzes, or otherwise
uses data focusing on the geographic, temporal, and spatial
context. Coordinating geographic data acquisition and access,
the geographic information acquired is critical to promote
economic development, improve stewardship of natural resources,
and protect the environment. Modern technology now permits
improved acquisition, distribution, and utilization of
geospatial data and mapping. Geospatial technologies affords the
ability to predicting a storm’s path, provide valuable combat
support to troops, or even navigate ones vehicle to the mall,
and most importantly, combat the unexpected threats such as
earthquakes, tsunamis, and terrorist attacks, with the ability
to pinpoint and analyze situations within a blink of an eye.
Access to information and communication systems provided by
geospatial technologies will directly impact the access to
information which mission critical operation are accomplished in
the future.
