Preface

The need for geomatics technologies and data products is on the rise. This book provides brief coverage on the wide spectrum of geomatics and geomatics data products and proce‐ dures. The importance of geomatics technologies arises from the evaluation of advanced tools and an approach to providing geospatial knowledge to a variety of applications in‐ cluding decision support. The data collected from different geomatics tools is undergoing growing demand, and it requires maintenance and updating. Regardless of the data utiliza‐ tion sector or the exploitation process, data derived from geomatics approaches, such as re‐ mote sensing and land surveying provide a wealth of knowledge and thus require wide dissemination for decision support as well as for public access.

The scope, application and level of adoption of geomatics technologies provides information about the domain-based inventory of spatial data, products, services and systems available for a specific application. This can be challenged by the need for identification of the stand‐ ards and procedures in accordance with the future directions in the domain of interest with emphasis on accuracy, precision and update. Regular assessment of the level of integration between different geomatics sectors is essential in assessment of the standard procedures and implementation options.

Knowledge-based and modeling approaches help improve the interdisciplinary capabilities of geomatics technologies. Various levels of knowledge can be acquired through geomatics technologies. For instance, remotely sensed imagery and 3D models content management, discussion forms, interactive map displays, user comments and feedback and decision sup‐ port, events scheduling and spatially enabled calendar of events that provides sharing of location information on social networks, and location-based search engine functionalities, and electronic newsletter sharing, as well as backup and restore functions.

It is not only data issues that are associated with effective implementation of geomatics tech‐ nologies. It can also be the system architecture, including content management, GIS, data, web portal and integration components. Communications, hardware, and hosting. System security plan including system configuration, Web site map design, including number of map views, layers and functionality. Database design, including shared design aspects, and specific domain-related tables. A service directory to support initial implementation and serve as framework for future development of the system.

We hope that this book will provide a benefit to the professionals and researchers in geo‐ matics, as it highlight some important trends that are essential to earth scientists and those who are interested in a more applications-based coverage from interdisciplinary ap‐ proaches.

> **Rifaat Abdalla, Ph.D., P.Geo., GISP.** Department of Earth Sciences Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

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**1. Growing technological trends in geomatics**

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Substantial work has been done by the geomatics community to evaluate and develop mechanisms and interrelationships that are required for integrating data, procedures, and protocols in an effective way. Targeting higher levels of integration and coordination with domains is the link that is found to be efficient in connecting geomatics communities, remote sensing, GIS, and global navigation systems. It attempts to achieve the desired level of effectiveness by providing low-cost, highly efficient, highly accurate systems. This integration can help with the ability of freely exchanging all kinds of geospatial data and information, through accessing various data sources and systems over networks. This includes the ability of processing large volumes of data and analyzing it through utilization of effective hardware and software. This can help with achieving a combined decision-making approach which incorporates all

The growing trends in geomatics technology are of special importance, because they bring many challenges and opportunities to the user community. The user community can be application users, developers, or technology integrators, in addition to educators. All these communities are contributing to the development of geomatics through providing new approaches and means that leads to progressive advancement in the field, especially in the last few decades. An increasingly important and popular development is in geomatics education and the use of technological means to equip future generations with the foundations to excel in this important domain. Geomatics, hydrography, or applied earth sciences all address the fields of geomatics, whether it be global navigation and positioning technologies, geospatial information technologies, remote sensing technologies, or photogrammetry and field surveying technologies, together with advanced training that supports the moving trends in the important domain. Four major aspects of technology development share the

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