Basics of Geomatics

This book presents the Geomatics (Geo: Earth, Matics: informatics) concepts, including detailed description of Informatics, Acquisition Systems, Global Positioning Systems, Digital Image Processing, Geographic Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, and WebGIS. It describes in detail and at an accessible level the state of current knowledge. The volume introduces in a systematic way to the complex topics and techniques that can be assembled under Geospatial Information namely, Geodesy, Cartography, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing As such, it will serve as a working tool not only to geoscientists and geographers but also to engineers, architects, computer scientists, urban planners, specialists in GIS, remote sensing, forestry, agricultural science, soil science geometry, environmental scientists and managers. Applications can be found in security, risk management, monitoring, info-mobility, geo-positioning, food traceability, etc.