Geomatics is the science and technology of gathering, analyzing, interpreting, distributing and using geographic information. Geomatics encompasses a broad range of disciplines that can be brought together to create a detailed but understandable picture of the physical world and our place in it. These disciplines include:

• surveying
• mapping
• remote sensing
• geographic information systems (GIS)
• global positioning system (GPS)

An emerging technology sector

Geomatics is one of the fastest-growing technology sectors of the 1990s - and Canada is at its forefront. Canada's geomatics community is a recognized world leader in providing the software, hardware and value-added services that can help clients address problems and opportunities in such areas as:

• the environment
• land management and reform
• development planning
• infrastructure management
• natural resource monitoring
• sustainable development
• coastal zone management and mapping