Geo-information, Earth Observation, and Their Role for Society
- Author(s)
- Wolfgang Kainz
- Abstract
We live in an information society. A large amount of all the information used today is referenced to a location in space and time. Geo-information is derived from various types of data acquired by means of Earth observation systems, surveying, photogrammetry, digitization, and other analog or digital sources. In this paper a general framework of spatial data handling with its organizational, societal, and cultural background is presented. We give a description of the technological developments, the mechanisms and procedures that determine the context of Earth observation and spatial data handling as well as their implications on society.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Geography and Regional Research
- Pages
- 83-86
- No. of pages
- 4
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2005.1512539
- Publication date
- 2005
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 207402 Remote sensing, 105403 Geoinformatics, 508 Media and Communication Sciences
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/ff152dc6-a740-42de-aabb-836c25cfa012