Geographic data and information

"Geospatial" redirects here. For other uses, seeGeospatial (disambiguation).

Geographic data and informationis defined in theISO/TC 211series of standards as data and information having an implicit or explicit association with a location relative toEarth(ageographic locationorgeographic position).It is also calledgeospatial data and information,georeferenced data and information,as well asgeodataandgeoinformation.

Location information (known by the many names mentioned here) is stored in ageographic information system(GIS).

There are also many different types of geodata, includingvector files,raster files,geographic databases,web files, and multi-temporal data.

Spatial dataorspatial informationis broader class of data whose geometry is relevant but it is not necessarilygeoreferenced,such as incomputer-aided design(CAD), seegeometric modeling.

Fields of study

Geographic data and information are the subject of a number of overlappingfields of study,mainly:

• Geocomputation
• Geographic information science
  • Geographic information science and technology
• Geoinformatics
• Geomatics
• Geovisualization

"Geospatial technology" may refer to any of "geomatics", "geomatics", or "geographic information technology."

The above is in addition to other related fields, such as:

• Cartography
• Geodesy
• Geography
• Geostatistics
• Photogrammetry
• Remote sensing
• Spatial data analysis
• Surveying
• Topography

See also

Main category:Geographic data and information

• Geomatics engineering
• Earth observation data
• Geographic feature
• Georeferencing
• Geospatial intelligence
• Ubiquitous geographic information

Further reading

• Roger A. Longhorn; Michael Blakemore (2007).Geographic Information: Value, Pricing, Production, and Consumption.CRC Press.

External links

• Media related toGeographic data and informationat Wikimedia Commons