| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition |
| Editors | Mehdi Khosrow-Pour |
| Publisher | IGI Global |
| Pages | 3136-3144 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Edition | Third Edition |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781466658899 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781466658882, 1466658886 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract (may include machine translation)
Geoinformatics is a modern technology that provides accurate means of measuring the extent and pattern of changes, and other related information about environment (Boakye et al., 2008). The term “Geoinformation” consists of two main words: “Geo” which means earth’s surface or the environment; and “informatics” stands for fact about something. Thus, Geoinformation is the science and technology of communicating the evidences about the state of the earth’s surface. It is known for technological robustness to assess spatial and temporal change occurring on the earth’s surface (Yang & Liu, 2005; Ehlers, 2008). In the recent years, Geoinformatics has been used to provide electronic representation about earth’s surface and man’s interaction with the earth. Geoinformatics has emerged in the last two decades as an exciting multi-disciplinary endeavour, spanning such areas as Geography, Cartography, Remote Sensing, Image Processing, Environmental Sciences and Computer Aspects of environmental studies.