Geomatics (Surveying) is the collection, analysis, storage,
distribution and application of spatial or three-dimensional data
used in land development.
Prior to 1995, it was known as "Surveying". "Geomatics" is a term
that is currently used by educational institutions, governments and
private industry. Geomatics goes beyond commonly known or
traditional areas of surveying and mapping, and includes a much
wider range of activities and the use of rapidly changing
technologies that relate to collecting and managing
information.
The economic growth of any country involves the development of
natural resources, construction of large public works projects and
the expansion of urban centres. This growth requires trained
personnel to locate and map physical features on the land,
determine property boundaries for titles to property, perform
surveys to locate and build transportation systems and layout large
industrial complexes such as refineries, dam sites, power,
pipelines and surface and underground mining operations.
Geomatics (Surveying) emphasizes the use of new technology for data
collection, including electronic equipment for measuring, earth
circling satellites for positioning, and computers for processing
data and generating plans that are used in a wide variety of
professional disciplines.
It is through this technological “know-how” that geomatics is
transforming what was once the old Meades Ranch into a new
development. Just watch the transformation.